Korolevsky Surname

223,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Korolevsky 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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Korolevsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,6461:87,56010,977
Belarus711:133,81819,062
Kazakhstan551:321,50026,592
Kyrgyzstan361:165,90717,348
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Korolevsky 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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Korolevsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korolevsky (Russian: Королевский) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korolevsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 223,197th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,993,176 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Korolevsky reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 1,646 people, or 1 in 87,560. In Russia Korolevsky is mostly found in: Moscow, where 16 percent are found, Volgograd Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Korolevsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Korolevsky last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (63%) in Belarus.

In The United States Korolevsky are 1.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 48% being registered with the party.

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Korolevsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korolevsky in the Russian language
Королевскийkorolevskij-

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