Subbotkin Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Subbotkin Surname User-submission:

There are different meanings for this surname.

1) Formed from the day of the week. Subbota(суббота) is a russian word for Saturday.

A considerable number of names existed in Ancient Russia, which were associated with the circumstances of the birth of the child.

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Subbotkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5521:261,09227,443
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Subbotkin Surname Meaning

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There are different meanings for this surname.

1) Formed from the day of the week. Subbota(суббота) is a russian word for Saturday.

A considerable number of names existed in Ancient Russia, which were associated with the circumstances of the birth of the child. Often children were numbered in the order of birth. In addition, there were names formed directly from the causes, conditions of birth, for example: Bogdan (the gift of the God), Nenarok (wasn't expected), Pozden(late child). And a special group was made up of names based on the names based on the names of the days of the week or months. The name Saturday belongs to the same type.

2)The basis of the surname Subbotkin was the mundane name Subbota.Such a name was attached by the parents of the child to the name received by him at baptism. This name was used more often than the baptismal one and was assigned to a person for life. The presence of a second, secular, name was a kind of tribute to the ancient Slavic tradition of dual-name. Its purpose was to hide the main, church name from 'evil spirits'. Mundane names often completely replaced baptismal names, and even in documents they could act as official names.

3)The surname Subbotkin comes from the word Subbota (Shabbat) which is a holy day for the Jews on which they celebrate the creation of the world. It is likely that the ancestor of the bearer of this surname was distinguished by a special devotion to observing the Shabbat.

4)Usually those who were born on Saturday were given the name Subbota.

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Subbotkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Subbotkin (Russian: Субботкин) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Subbotkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 557,062nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Subbotkin live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 552 people, or 1 in 261,092. In Russia Subbotkin is primarily concentrated in: Saratov Oblast, where 14 percent are found, Amur Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Penza Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Not including Russia Subbotkin exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 1 percent are found.

Subbotkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Subbotkin are 17.38% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 64.15% being registered with the party.

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Subbotkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Subbotkin in the Russian language
Субботкинsubbotkin-

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