Romanov Surname

2,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Romanov Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Roman'. Roman is a Russian given name derived from Romanus, a late Roman name. The Romanovs were the royal family of the Russian empire after the Rurik dynasty.

Romanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia179,0551:80534
Ukraine10,0081:4,549453
Belarus6,7341:1,41159
Kazakhstan3,9041:4,529644
Turkmenistan1,5751:3,485444
Uzbekistan1,3881:22,2833,313
Bulgaria6781:10,2931,157
Kyrgyzstan6551:9,1191,687
Moldova6411:5,556854
United States5881:616,42749,911
Israel4681:18,2862,720
Estonia3261:4,055361
Transnistria2771:1,714208
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Romania2621:76,6339,067
Lithuania2411:12,5922,270
Serbia2281:31,3373,345
Azerbaijan1951:49,4832,218
Germany1901:423,71338,363
Georgia1401:26,7544,369
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Thailand1201:588,653100,315
Spain1021:458,35323,817
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Tajikistan671:125,1751,567
Finland621:88,6569,352
Armenia581:50,5202,448
England501:1,114,36153,243
Australia421:642,75544,739
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Austria181:473,08046,251
France151:4,428,181244,602
Latvia141:146,43219,676
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Norway131:395,56035,657
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Abkhazia121:20,2391,890
India121:63,922,115578,870
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Croatia81:528,57638,675
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Malta41:107,5681,849
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China31:455,773,85521,925
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Ossetia11:53,4321,287
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Románov (1) are calculated separately.

Romanov (48) may also be a first name.

Romanov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Roman'. Roman is a Russian given name derived from Romanus, a late Roman name. The Romanovs were the royal family of the Russian empire after the Rurik dynasty.

- chechensichkeria

Romanov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Romanov (Arabic: رومانوف, Georgian: რომანოვი, Russian: Романов) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Románov. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Romanov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Romanov is the 2,668th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 34,871 people. The surname Romanov occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Romanov reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Romanov is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 48 people.

The last name Romanov is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 179,055 people, or 1 in 805. In Russia Romanov is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 9 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Astrakhan Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Not including Russia it exists in 82 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 5 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Romanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Georgia, Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus, Orthodox (90%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (100%) in Kyrgyzstan, Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (88%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Romanov last name are 3.87% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50.64% registered with the party.

The amount Romanov earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.46% less than the national average, earning 254,524 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning R 237,444 per year; in United States they earn 12.83% more than the national average, earning $48,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $48,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Romanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romanov in the Georgian language
რომანოვიromanovi94.12
რომანოვromanov5.88
Romanov in the Russian language
Романовromanov-
Romanov in the Arabic language
رومانوفrwmanwf-
رومانوفاrwmanwfa-

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Romanov Reference & Research

Roman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Roman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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