Todorova Surname

8,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Todorova 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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Todorova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria54,1771:12914
North Macedonia4,0251:52254
Ukraine2,0801:21,8863,075
Spain1,1991:38,9933,815
Russia1,0901:132,22315,547
Greece1,0741:10,3161,324
United States4211:860,94865,474
Moldova3931:9,0621,517
England2761:201,87717,601
Germany2091:385,19436,091
Canada1271:290,12326,993
France811:820,03498,127
Belgium601:191,61125,371
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Transnistria481:9,8901,998
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Cyprus271:32,7733,506
Latvia271:75,92811,170
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Austria201:425,77243,235
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Slovenia151:165,84514,188
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Norway141:367,30634,015
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Malta41:107,5681,849
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Todorová (43), Tódorova (1), Tódorová (5) & Toďorová (5) are calculated separately.

Todorova (201) may also be a first name.

Todorova 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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Todorova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Todorova (Georgian: თოდოროვა, Russian: Тодорова) is most common in Bulgaria. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Todorová, Tódorova, Tódorová or Toďorová. For other potential spellings of Todorova click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Todorova? popularity and diffusion

The last name Todorova is the 8,627th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 110,593 people. Todorova is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Todorova are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Todorova is also the 639,077th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 201 people.

Todorova is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 54,177 people, or 1 in 129. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 18 percent reside, Varna Province, where 10 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Bulgaria it occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 6 percent reside and Ukraine, where 3 percent reside.

Todorova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Todorova surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Todorova surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Todorova earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.63% more than the national average, earning R 305,676 per year; in United States they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $42,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.49% less than the national average, earning $41,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Todorova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Todorova in the Georgian language
თოდოროვაtodorova-
Todorova in the Russian language
Тодороваtodorova-

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