Koroleva Surname

6,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Koroleva 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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Koroleva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia73,2781:1,967181
Ukraine7,9641:5,716598
Belarus2,0881:4,550562
Kazakhstan1,7531:10,0871,571
Kyrgyzstan2741:21,7983,731
Uzbekistan2121:145,8926,970
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Turkmenistan651:84,4481,659
Tajikistan481:174,7231,769
Transnistria471:10,1002,028
Azerbaijan401:241,2285,983
Moldova371:96,25311,707
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
England251:2,228,72284,230
Finland221:249,85019,707
Georgia201:187,27711,596
Armenia131:225,3985,875
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Latvia121:170,83720,647
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
India51:153,413,076951,030
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Koroleva (428) may also be a first name.

Koroleva 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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Koroleva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koroleva (Georgian: კოროლევა, Russian: Королева) is found most in Russia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koroleva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,541st most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 84,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Koroleva are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 415,075th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 428 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 73,278 people, or 1 in 1,967. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 11 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent are found. Beside Russia Koroleva is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 9 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Koroleva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (91%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Koroleva are 15.53% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 62.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Koroleva earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.19% more than the national average, earning $48,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $46,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Koroleva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koroleva in the Georgian language
კოროლევაkoroleva-
Koroleva in the Russian language
Королеваkoroleva-

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