Theodorov Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
England

Theodorov Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Theodore', which itself comes from the Greek theos and doron for 'God' and 'gift', i.e. 'gift of God' or 'given by God', or 'God has given'. Various varieties exist but this surname tends to be prevalent in the Southern Balkans, in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece, suggesting by the language and location that it is of ancient origins of someone who had been initially a Greek speaker.

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Theodorov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Theodorov Surname Meaning

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This surname means 'son of Theodore', which itself comes from the Greek theos and doron for 'God' and 'gift', i.e. 'gift of God' or 'given by God', or 'God has given'. Various varieties exist but this surname tends to be prevalent in the Southern Balkans, in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece, suggesting by the language and location that it is of ancient origins of someone who had been initially a Greek speaker.

- danphilipptodd

This surname means 'gift of God'; from the Greek theos and doron, meaning 'God' and 'gift'. This Slavic patrimonial refers to a descendant of Theodor. In the Greek the variant is Theodoropoulos, in the English the surname is Tudor, the French Theodoric, in the Croatian it is the same or Todoric, the Romanian Todorici, Theodorov is most common in the Bulgarian. Many other variants exist.

- danphilipptodd
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Theodorov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Theodorov is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Theodorov.

How Common Is The Last Name Theodorov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Theodorov is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Theodorov reside; 69 percent reside in South America and 63 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Theodorov is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil Theodorov is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theodorova953/
Teodorov94465/
Teodorova8965/
Theodorow8954/
Theodorof8911/
Theodoroff84118/
Teodorof82278/
Tyodorov824/
Teodorow821/
Teodarov821/
Teodorav821/
Teodoroff7882/
Tyodorova783/
Tiodorova782/
Tyudorov711/
Teodorów711/
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