Moldovanov Surname

365,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Moldovanov Surname User-submission:

This surname was given to the son of/descendant of one from Moldova. This name has various variations depending on the country or region. Moldova is a region in the East of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The whole of the medieval Moldovan state was called Bassarabia.

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Moldovanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4541:317,45232,117
Ukraine3141:144,97720,261
Serbia701:102,0718,143
Bulgaria461:151,7158,674
Belarus351:271,45931,360
Kyrgyzstan151:398,17732,433
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Israel111:777,96750,646
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England51:11,143,612252,590
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Moldovanov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was given to the son of/descendant of one from Moldova. This name has various variations depending on the country or region. Moldova is a region in the East of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The whole of the medieval Moldovan state was called Bassarabia. However, it was/is also referred to as Moldova and covered some areas of Ukraine as well.

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Moldovanov Last Name Facts

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

Moldovanov (Georgian: მოლდოვანოვი, Russian: Молдованов) is found most frequently in Russia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Moldovanov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moldovanov? popularity and diffusion

Moldovanov is the 365,442nd most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,383,532 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Moldovanov are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Moldovanov is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 454 people, or 1 in 317,452. In Russia Moldovanov is most common in: Volgograd Oblast, where 10 percent reside, Kemerovo Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Saratov Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Russia Moldovanov is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 32 percent reside and Serbia, where 7 percent reside.

Moldovanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Moldovanov last name is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Moldovanov surname are 4.25% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 51.02% registered with the political party.

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Moldovanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moldovanov in the Georgian language
მოლდოვანოვიmoldovanovi-
Moldovanov in the Russian language
Молдовановmoldovanov-

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