Tashkov Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tashkov Surname User-submission:

The Tashkov surname started out as a nickname. It was given by the Turks, when Bulgaria was under Ottoman rule. He was given this nickname, because he was very strong-minded and drastic. He was feared by them because he killed a lot of Ottomans like most Bulgarians did in the region of Panagyurishte.

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Tashkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria8131:8,5841,008
Russia1341:1,075,54581,217
Ukraine561:812,90581,323
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
England31:18,572,686338,250
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tashkov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tashkov surname started out as a nickname. It was given by the Turks, when Bulgaria was under Ottoman rule. He was given this nickname, because he was very strong-minded and drastic. He was feared by them because he killed a lot of Ottomans like most Bulgarians did in the region of Panagyurishte. It comes from the Turkish word tash, which means 'rock' or 'hard as a rock' (which resembled his temper). With time the nickname Tashko was also used for the other member of his family tree. They were called the Tashkovs or Tashkovi as a collective to indicate easier from which family they are.

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Tashkov Last Name Facts

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

Tashkov (Russian: Ташков) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tashkov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 354,583rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. Tashkov is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Tashkov reside; 80 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 813 people, or 1 in 8,584. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 32 percent live, Blagoevgrad Province, where 10 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Tashkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tashkova931,139/
Taskov921,571/
Taschkova881/
Taskova861,572/
Toshkov86967/
Tachkov86378/
Tatskov8622/
Teshkov8611/
Tahakov867/
Taskovs863/
Takov831,024/
Toshkova80946/
Tashkeev80131/
Tashkoff8093/
Tashkaev8077/
Toschkov8021/
Tahakova8020/
Taiskova801/
Takova77699/
Taškov77450/
Toskov77438/
Taykov77336/
Taukov7780/
Tajkov7764/
Takuov7748/
Taikov7720/
Taskof7719/
Takhov7717/
Teskov7714/
Tačkov7711/
Dtakov772/
Tackov772/
Tascov772/
Taushkeev7510/
Taskovová752/
Taskovova751/
Toshchkov751/
Taskaev713,224/
Toskova71366/
Taykova71198/
Tochkov71164/
Taukova7171/
Totskov7123/
Taikova7119/
Takhova7110/
Taskoff718/
Taskeev711/
Tajkova711/
Tashkab711/
Tatkovs711/
Tackovs711/
Taškovs711/
Tackova711/
Teskoov711/
Tokov671,155/
Takow67864/
Takav67176/
Toshkoff6711/
Tacov679/
Touskova679/
Touchkov676/
Takovová676/
Takof671/
Taygkova671/
Toshkosf671/

Tashkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tashkov in the Russian language
Ташковtaskov-

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