Stojanov Surname
Approximately 9,565 people bear this surname
Stojanov Surname User-submission:
Comes from Name Stojan, meaning of 'hold', 'stop'. By giving the name Stojan to a baby Serbs believe it will live, when previous births died.
Stojanov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 6,237 | 1:337 | 11 |
| Serbia | 1,802 | 1:3,965 | 504 |
| Croatia | 290 | 1:14,581 | 2,882 |
| Slovenia | 221 | 1:11,256 | 2,663 |
| United States | 203 | 1:1,785,512 | 117,316 |
| Australia | 146 | 1:184,902 | 18,557 |
| Switzerland | 129 | 1:63,666 | 7,829 |
| Germany | 112 | 1:718,799 | 54,527 |
| Czechia | 104 | 1:102,245 | 16,917 |
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Montenegro | 9 | 1:71,063 | 3,870 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Stojanov (3,924) may also be a first name.
Stojanov Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Comes from Name Stojan, meaning of 'hold', 'stop'. By giving the name Stojan to a baby Serbs believe it will live, when previous births died.
- ssmilica987This is a Macedonian surname, denoting a descendent of Stojan ('standing').
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Stojanov Political Affiliation
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Stojanov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stojanov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Stojanov is borne by more people in North Macedonia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Stojanov? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 53,394th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 761,897 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Stojanov are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Stojanov is also the 111,786th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 3,924 people.
This last name is most numerous in North Macedonia, where it is carried by 6,237 people, or 1 in 337. In North Macedonia Stojanov is most frequent in: Eastern, where 33 percent are found, Southeastern, where 29 percent are found and Skopje, where 17 percent are found. Outside of North Macedonia this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 19 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.
Stojanov Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Stojanov are 4.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.16% being registered with the political party.
The amount Stojanov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.43% more than the national average, earning $54,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.83% more than the national average, earning $56,057 CAD per year.
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