Grigorov Surname
Approximately 12,876 people bear this surname
Grigorov Surname User-submission:
This is a common family name in Bulgaria, which comes from Grigor, which means 'watchful'.
Grigorov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 6,962 | 1:1,002 | 129 |
| Russia | 4,793 | 1:30,069 | 4,129 |
| United States | 198 | 1:1,830,601 | 119,637 |
| Romania | 171 | 1:117,414 | 13,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 106 | 1:166,816 | 16,295 |
| Serbia | 86 | 1:83,081 | 7,083 |
| Spain | 68 | 1:687,530 | 30,300 |
| Uzbekistan | 65 | 1:475,833 | 11,089 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Moldova | 38 | 1:93,720 | 11,459 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Belarus | 26 | 1:365,425 | 38,396 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Armenia | 16 | 1:183,136 | 5,171 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 1:459,435 | 35,797 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| North Macedonia | 10 | 1:210,147 | 13,835 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Georgia | 9 | 1:416,172 | 16,412 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Grigorov (17) may also be a first name.
Grigorov Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a common family name in Bulgaria, which comes from Grigor, which means 'watchful'.
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Grigorov Religious Adherence
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Grigorov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grigorov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grigorov (Georgian: გრიგოროვი, Russian: Григоров) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grigorov? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,691st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 565,979 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Grigorov live; 55 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 17 people.
Grigorov is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 6,962 people, or 1 in 1,002. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Sofia City Province, where 35 percent reside, Sofia Province, where 10 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 6 percent reside. Besides Bulgaria Grigorov is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Grigorov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Grigorov last name is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Grigorov last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.
The amount Grigorov earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 190.58% more than the national average, earning R 690,540 per year; in United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $49,259 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grigorova | 94 | 12,019 | / |
| Grigorovs | 94 | 29 | / |
| Grigoroev | 94 | 3 | / |
| Grigorev | 88 | 97,714 | / |
| Grigorof | 88 | 94 | / |
| Grigorow | 88 | 39 | / |
| Gregorov | 88 | 21 | / |
| Grygorov | 88 | 7 | / |
| Grigarov | 88 | 5 | / |
| Grigorovová | 84 | 16 | / |
| Grigorovova | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gregorova | 82 | 92 | / |
| Grigoroff | 82 | 67 | / |
| Grigor'ev | 82 | 58 | / |
| Grigoreev | 82 | 7 | / |
| Grigarova | 82 | 4 | / |
| Grygorova | 82 | 3 | / |
| Grigorowa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Grrigorev | 82 | 2 | / |
| Grigoroffe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grigorodff | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gregorev | 75 | 309 | / |
| Grygorev | 75 | 6 | / |
| Grigerev | 75 | 3 | / |
| Grigarev | 75 | 2 | / |
| Grygarov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grygorow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gregoroff | 71 | 160 | / |
| Grygarova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gregoreev | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gregarova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gregorowz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grygorów | 63 | 1 | / |
| Grzegorzów | 56 | 1 | / |
Grigorov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grigorov in the Georgian language | ||
| გრიგოროვი | grigorovi | 77.78 |
| გრიგოროვ | grigorov | 22.22 |
| Grigorov in the Russian language | ||
| Григоров | grigorov | - |
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