Koroleva Surname
Approximately 86,351 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 73,278 | 1:1,967 | 181 |
| Ukraine | 7,964 | 1:5,716 | 598 |
| Belarus | 2,088 | 1:4,550 | 562 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,753 | 1:10,087 | 1,571 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 274 | 1:21,798 | 3,731 |
| Uzbekistan | 212 | 1:145,892 | 6,970 |
| United States | 194 | 1:1,868,345 | 121,641 |
| Turkmenistan | 65 | 1:84,448 | 1,659 |
| Tajikistan | 48 | 1:174,723 | 1,769 |
| Transnistria | 47 | 1:10,100 | 2,028 |
| Azerbaijan | 40 | 1:241,228 | 5,983 |
| Moldova | 37 | 1:96,253 | 11,707 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| Georgia | 20 | 1:187,277 | 11,596 |
| Armenia | 13 | 1:225,398 | 5,875 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Latvia | 12 | 1:170,837 | 20,647 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Koroleva (428) may also be a first name.
Koroleva Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koroleva in the Georgian language | ||
| კოროლევა | koroleva | - |
| Koroleva in the Russian language | ||
| Королева | koroleva | - |
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