Stoyanova Surname

8,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Stoyanova Surname User-submission:

This is a Bulgarian surname, meaning 'descendant of Stoyan'.

Stoyan is a personal name, meaning 'standing'.

Stoyanova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria56,2821:12411
Russia3,1441:45,8416,097
Spain9511:49,1614,615
Transnistria8001:59334
Greece7561:14,6562,002
Moldova3461:10,2931,764
United States3131:1,158,01683,004
England2261:246,54020,052
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Kazakhstan961:184,19317,497
Belarus921:103,27215,620
Canada831:443,92338,562
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
France321:2,075,710171,237
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Malta181:23,9041,289
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Austria101:851,54467,454
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Norway71:734,61250,907
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

Stoyanova (18) may also be a first name.

Stoyanova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Bulgarian surname, meaning 'descendant of Stoyan'.

Stoyan is a personal name, meaning 'standing'.

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Stoyanova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stoyanova (Russian: Стоянова) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stoyanova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stoyanova is the 8,896th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 114,336 people. The surname Stoyanova occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Stoyanova live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 56,282 people, or 1 in 124. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 19 percent live, Varna Province, where 10 percent live and Burgas Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Bulgaria Stoyanova is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 5 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Stoyanova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Stoyanova last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Stoyanova surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Stoyanova earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.52% less than the national average, earning 188,540 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.85% more than the national average, earning R 282,432 per year; in United States they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $41,621 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $45,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stoyanova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stoyanova in the Russian language
Стояноваstoanova-

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