Korolevskaya Surname

205,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Korolevskaya 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.

Read More About This Surname

Korolevskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,7561:82,07510,361
Kazakhstan841:210,50619,350
Belarus801:118,76317,417
Kyrgyzstan381:157,17516,712
Transnistria241:19,7793,514
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Korolevskaya (14) may also be a first name.

Korolevskaya 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.

- andrewfedulov

Korolevskaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korolevskaya (Russian: Королевская) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korolevskaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Korolevskaya is the 205,021st most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,598,788 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Korolevskaya reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

Korolevskaya is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 1,756 people, or 1 in 82,075. In Russia Korolevskaya is mostly found in: Moscow, where 15 percent live, Volgograd Oblast, where 10 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent live. Aside from Russia Korolevskaya exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Korolevskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Korolevskaya last name is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Korolevskaya last name are 13.08% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 59.85% registered with the political party.

Korolevskaya earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Korolevskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korolevskaya in the Russian language
Королевскаяkorolevskaa-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korolevskaya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis