Romanov Surname
Approximately 208,987 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 179,055 | 1:805 | 34 |
| Ukraine | 10,008 | 1:4,549 | 453 |
| Belarus | 6,734 | 1:1,411 | 59 |
| Kazakhstan | 3,904 | 1:4,529 | 644 |
| Turkmenistan | 1,575 | 1:3,485 | 444 |
| Uzbekistan | 1,388 | 1:22,283 | 3,313 |
| Bulgaria | 678 | 1:10,293 | 1,157 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 655 | 1:9,119 | 1,687 |
| Moldova | 641 | 1:5,556 | 854 |
| United States | 588 | 1:616,427 | 49,911 |
| Israel | 468 | 1:18,286 | 2,720 |
| Estonia | 326 | 1:4,055 | 361 |
| Transnistria | 277 | 1:1,714 | 208 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Romania | 262 | 1:76,633 | 9,067 |
| Lithuania | 241 | 1:12,592 | 2,270 |
| Serbia | 228 | 1:31,337 | 3,345 |
| Azerbaijan | 195 | 1:49,483 | 2,218 |
| Germany | 190 | 1:423,713 | 38,363 |
| Georgia | 140 | 1:26,754 | 4,369 |
| Canada | 134 | 1:274,967 | 25,811 |
| Thailand | 120 | 1:588,653 | 100,315 |
| Spain | 102 | 1:458,353 | 23,817 |
| Sweden | 71 | 1:138,687 | 9,791 |
| Tajikistan | 67 | 1:125,175 | 1,567 |
| Finland | 62 | 1:88,656 | 9,352 |
| Armenia | 58 | 1:50,520 | 2,448 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Czechia | 33 | 1:322,226 | 40,051 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Latvia | 14 | 1:146,432 | 19,676 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Abkhazia | 12 | 1:20,239 | 1,890 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Ossetia | 1 | 1:53,432 | 1,287 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
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.
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Romanov in the Georgian language | ||
| რომანოვი | romanovi | 94.12 |
| რომანოვ | romanov | 5.88 |
| Romanov in the Russian language | ||
| Романов | romanov | - |
| Romanov in the Arabic language | ||
| رومانوف | rwmanwf | - |
| رومانوفا | rwmanwfa | - |
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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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