Todorov Surname

8,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Todorov 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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Todorov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria52,0651:13416
Serbia2,4211:2,951399
Ukraine1,8651:24,4093,459
North Macedonia1,2681:1,657296
Spain1,2091:38,6703,791
Greece9571:11,5781,515
United States9091:398,74534,910
Russia7261:198,51721,889
Moldova6441:5,530847
England2931:190,16416,878
Germany2291:351,55234,059
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Romania1401:143,41315,330
Czechia1101:96,66816,078
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Hungary721:136,33712,556
Australia711:380,22131,281
Austria701:121,64916,953
Belgium651:176,87123,883
Slovenia631:39,4877,291
Belarus601:158,35121,538
Transnistria591:8,0461,569
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Croatia361:117,46117,621
France351:1,897,792163,564
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Finland201:274,83520,939
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Bosnia and Herzegovina131:272,03112,264
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Israel121:713,13647,700
Norway111:467,48139,375
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malta11:430,2723,380

Todorov (1,559) may also be a first name.

Todorov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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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This surname means 'son of Todor'.

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Todorov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Todorov (Georgian: თოდოროვ, Russian: Тодоров) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Todorov.

How Common Is The Last Name Todorov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Todorov is the 8,819th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,481 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Todorov are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Todorov is also the 196,209th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 1,559 people.

This last name is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 52,065 people, or 1 in 134. In Bulgaria Todorov is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 18 percent reside, Varna Province, where 10 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria this last name exists in 86 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 4 percent reside and Ukraine, where 3 percent reside.

Todorov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Todorov surname are 8.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.43% registered with the party.

The amount Todorov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.21% less than the national average, earning €13,450 per year; in Norway they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning 280,910 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 132.7% more than the national average, earning R 552,972 per year; in United States they earn 16.69% more than the national average, earning $50,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $48,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Todorova9365,895/
Toydorov936/
Todoroov932/
Toydorova8817/
Todorow86236/
Todorev8659/
Todorof8633/
Tadorov8612/
Tedorov868/
Todarov862/
Todorob862/
Todorav862/
Todorovová8277/
Todorovova822/
Todoroff801,093/
Todorowa8013/
Todarova809/
Tadorova807/
Todoreev805/
Thodorof804/
Thodarov801/
Tódorova801/
Thodoroff7521/
Todorofft751/
Todarev7122/
Toderav7113/
Todorowsch718/
Todorów717/
Tederov715/
Todarav712/
Tadarov711/
Thodarowa631/
Teudoroff631/
Taderav57100/
Todarów571/
Tadarow571/
Tadotrap5366/
Tederoff5321/
Tadaroff531/
Thederav531/

Todorov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Todorov in the Georgian language
თოდოროვtodorov-
Todorov in the Russian language
Тодоровtodorov-

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