Stoyanov Surname

9,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Stoyanov Surname User-submission:

This is a Bulgarian surname, denoting a descendant of Stoyan ('standing').

Stoyanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria55,2421:12613
Russia2,9221:49,3236,505
Spain8381:55,7905,145
Transnistria7781:61036
United States6371:569,00946,718
Greece6031:18,3742,623
Moldova3681:9,6781,635
England2501:222,87218,741
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Germany1581:509,52843,279
Israel961:89,14210,512
Kazakhstan851:208,02919,154
Belarus771:123,39017,948
France541:1,230,050127,496
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Australia351:771,30649,759
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Slovenia241:103,65311,747
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Norway181:285,68329,080
Austria181:473,08046,251
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malta11:430,2723,380
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Stoyanov (13) may also be a first name.

Stoyanov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Bulgarian surname, denoting a descendant of Stoyan ('standing').

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Stoyanov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stoyanov (Russian: Стоянов) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Stoyanov.

How Common Is The Last Name Stoyanov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stoyanov is the 9,014th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 116,001 people. The last name Stoyanov is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Stoyanov reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Stoyanov is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 55,242 people, or 1 in 126. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 18 percent reside, Varna Province, where 9 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria this last name is found in 74 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 5 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Stoyanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Stoyanov surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Stoyanov surname are 8.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stoyanov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning 312,956 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 293.29% more than the national average, earning R 934,596 per year; in United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $49,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stoyanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stoyanov in the Russian language
Стояновstoanov-

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