Korolev Surname

10,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Korolev Surname User-submission:

The history of the origin of the surname Korolev.

The basis of the surname Korolev was the worldly name King. The worldly name King originates from a similar common noun. There have never been kings in Russia, ordinary people knew about them mainly from fairy tales, and later thanks to playing cards.

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Korolev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia44,4681:3,241344
Ukraine6,0161:7,567878
Belarus1,7231:5,514739
Kazakhstan9991:17,7002,581
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Uzbekistan2071:149,4166,999
Kyrgyzstan1421:42,0616,344
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Canada431:856,87466,382
Israel351:244,50422,492
Moldova311:114,88313,240
Azerbaijan301:321,6377,248
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
England151:3,714,537119,675
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Finland101:549,67032,186
Georgia101:374,55415,620
Armenia91:325,5767,297
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
France21:33,211,361423,184
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
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Korolev Surname Meaning

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The history of the origin of the surname Korolev.

The basis of the surname Korolev was the worldly name King. The worldly name King originates from a similar common noun. There have never been kings in Russia, ordinary people knew about them mainly from fairy tales, and later thanks to playing cards. Ordinary people imagined the king as a happy and rich man. Therefore, the name King could be given to a child with a wish for a carefree and comfortable life. The practice of giving the child, in addition to the official baptismal name, one more, non-baptismal, was held until the 17th century. and led to the fact that surnames formed from worldly names accounted for a significant part of the total number of Russian surnames. According to another version, the name Korolev is based on the nickname King. It can be assumed that this was the name of a prominent, imperious person. In this case, the nickname indicated the particular appearance and character of the ancestor. In addition, the nickname King could give one of the peasants who fled from estates belonging to the Polish crown in Ukraine. King, eventually got the name Korolev. The family name Korolev is very ancient - the first mention of family names refer to the 15th century: the peasant of the Gorodensky graveyard Matfeyko Korol, 1495; peasant Petrushka Korolev, 1495; the peasant of the Tygod district King Timokhin, 1609; Belarusian peasant Ivan Korolev, 1656. Some Korolevs may have a noble origin. So, the nobles of Korolev are mentioned in the lists of noble families of the Volyn and Kiev provinces. Among the well-known representatives of the surname are Sergey Alexandrovich Korolev (1874-1932), professor of microbiology, creator of technical microbiology; Sergey Pavlovich Korolev (1906-1966), Soviet scientist-designer, founder of practical cosmonautics; Denis Alexandrovich Korolev (b. 1938), soloist of the opera of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia.

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Korolev Religious Adherence
in Russia

Sample size: 4,059 (2016)

Religious Adherence
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Korolev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Korolev Come From? nationality or country of origin

Korolev (Georgian: კოროლევი, Russian: Королев) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korolev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Korolev is the 10,366th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 134,130 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Korolev are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 44,468 people, or 1 in 3,241. In Russia Korolev is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 12 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Russia this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 11 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Korolev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Korolev last name are 6.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Korolev earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.31% more than the national average, earning $68,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koroleva9386,351/
Koroliev9320/
Korolevs9313/
Koroleev9313/
Koroslev939/
Korrolev931/
Koroloev931/
Korolaev931/
Korogliev8813/
Khoroleva887/
Khoroliev883/
Korroleva881/
Korolyaev881/
Kkoroleva881/
Koralev86294/
Karolev86151/
Korolov86114/
Korolew8653/
Korolyv8612/
Koroliv868/
Korelev867/
Corolev866/
Korolyov8059,670/
Korolova80535/
Koraleva80374/
Karoleva80213/
Koroliov80114/
Koroleff8070/
Koraliev8049/
Coroleva8011/
Khorolov809/
Karoleev806/
Karoliev804/
Koreliev804/
Koroulov803/
Korol'ov801/
Kotralev801/
Korhalev801/
Koroliova75255/
Korgolova7565/
Khorolova755/
Khoraliev755/
Khorolyov751/
Koralleva751/
Korhaleva751/
Koroulova751/
Korelov71836/
Karalev71147/
Koralov7190/
Karolov7117/
Karolew718/
Karelev716/
Corolov711/
Koralav711/
Keralev711/
Koralyov67361/
Karaleva67343/
Karaliev67145/
Karolyov67143/
Koralova67103/
Karalaev6781/
Coroliov6764/
Karaleev6738/
Karolova6737/
Korallov6726/
Karoolov6720/
Karoleff6711/
Kargalev677/
Karaulev676/
Karatlev676/
Kharolov673/
Korolyof673/
Karhalev672/
Karoulov672/
Corolyov671/
Khoralov671/
Keraliev671/
Kereleev671/
Karaelev671/
Karoleef671/
Koroliow671/
Karolivs671/
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Korolev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korolev in the Georgian language
კოროლევიkorolevi-
Korolev in the Russian language
Королевkorolev-

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