Rostova Surname

83,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Rostova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rostova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,9951:28,8533,994
Belarus2251:42,2277,248
Ukraine2061:220,98429,463
Kazakhstan1311:134,98113,859
Uzbekistan761:406,96210,029
Latvia231:89,13212,995
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Transnistria131:36,5155,752
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England31:18,572,686338,250
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Rostová (64) & Roštová (14) are calculated separately.

Rostova Last Name Facts

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

Rostova (Georgian: როსტოვა, Russian: Ростова) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Rostová or Roštová. For other potential spellings of Rostova click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rostova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rostova is the 83,976th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,265,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Rostova reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 4,995 people, or 1 in 28,853. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 16 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent reside. Besides Russia Rostova occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Rostova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Rostova surname are 0.53% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 46.24% being registered with the party.

Rostova earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rostová9564/
Roshtova9319/
Rosztova931/
Hrostova931/
Rostovaa931/
Rostov924,756/
Rotova921,325/
Roštová9014/
Rastova86485/
Rothova8664/
Rostovs8632/
Restova869/
Routova866/
Roshtov864/
Hrotova864/
Rostowa863/
Rottova863/
Rojtova861/
Rotovas861/
Rostovoy807/
Reshtova804/
Rasstova802/
Rastovaz801/
Rashtova801/
Roidtova801/
Ratova77542/
Rotava77438/
Rastov77331/
Rotowa77254/
Rotová77110/
Rostow7797/
Rotoba773/
Rostav772/
Rostof772/
Ròtova771/
Rostab771/
Rõtova771/
Rost7325,693/
Reutova717,505/
Rothová711,237/
Rottová71456/
Rottava71206/
Routová71104/
Rojtová71104/
Hrastov71102/
Rostoff7145/
Rautova7132/
Rostoft7125/
Rostoof7120/
Roytová7116/
Rosthof7113/
Rattova717/
Rotovei716/
Rathova713/
Ratovha713/
Rodtová713/
Rostofe712/
Rotovoi711/
Ratovai711/
Rashtov711/
Reztova711/
Roustaw711/
Raatova711/
Rotovoy711/
Rosstow710/
Roost672,004/
Roste67436/
Roust67215/
Rosts6734/
Rosth6729/
Roist6724/
Rosst6723/
Rosthoff6718/
Roestawa6713/
Roithová6712/
Rohst6711/
Hrost678/
Roidtová678/
Roustoff676/
Roszt675/
Rostt672/
Rotst671/
Rostz671/
Restovoy671/
Rhost671/
Rostø671/
Rrost671/
Routouba671/
Rotowa'a671/
Rosht670/
Royst670/

Rostova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rostova in the Georgian language
როსტოვაrostova-
Rostova in the Russian language
Ростоваrostova-

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Footnotes

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