Spasov Surname

36,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Spasov Surname User-submission:

The surname Spasov(a) means 'coming from the Savior (Jesus Christ)'.

Spasov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria10,4951:66575
North Macedonia1,5581:1,349238
Russia9771:147,51617,100
Serbia3391:21,0772,397
Ukraine1751:260,13033,933
Spain1551:301,62618,150
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Transnistria731:6,5031,248
England711:784,76142,668
Moldova631:56,5307,993
Greece541:205,18132,420
Canada471:783,94961,790
Slovenia471:52,9298,569
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Belarus351:271,45931,360
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Israel201:427,88233,464
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
France131:5,109,440259,941
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

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

Spasov (1,074) may also be a first name.

Spasov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Spasov(a) means 'coming from the Savior (Jesus Christ)'.

- deann88

Spasov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spasov (Georgian: სპასოვი, Russian: Спасов) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Spásov. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spasov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,484th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 504,049 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Spasov are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 243,917th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,074 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 10,495 people, or 1 in 665. In Bulgaria Spasov is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 31 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 10 percent are found and Pazardzhik Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria this last name exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 11 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Spasov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Spasov surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Spasov last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Spasov earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.52% more than the national average, earning $58,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spásov941/
Spasova9214,244/
Spassov92216/
Spaysov9217/
Spasovs922/
Spaisov922/
Spasoev921/
Spasiov921/
Spassova86113/
Szpaszov8624/
Spaysova864/
Spashova861/
Spasev83179/
Spacov8396/
Spasow8329/
Spesov832/
Sposov831/
Spasob831/
Spasovová8012/
Spasovova801/
Spasoff77185/
Spaseev7734/
Spashev7713/
Spasowa776/
Spassof776/
Speshov774/
Spassow774/
Shpacov773/
Spasiev772/
Spadsow770/
Spassoff7158/
Szpaszev711/
Sposob67405/
Sposobova6728/
Spacof672/
Spazhev6244/
Sposobs621/
Spacoff621/
Speasew620/
Spashaw620/
Speshaev571/
Shpacoff571/
Schpessow531/
Sposób50466/
Spežev501/

Spasov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spasov in the Georgian language
სპასოვიspasovi-
Spasov in the Russian language
Спасовspasov-

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