Todorović Surname

10,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Todorović 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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Todorović 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
Serbia43,1761:16512
Bosnia and Herzegovina7,9301:44628
Montenegro1,8541:34542
Croatia1,0321:4,097470
Slovenia8671:2,869406
Kosovo7581:2,456398
North Macedonia1701:12,3621,935
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
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The alternate forms: Todorovic (4,742) & Todorovič (52) are calculated separately.

Todorović 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.

- 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

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.

- danphilipptodd

This surname means 'son of Todor'.

- kaval
DNA test information

Todorović Last Name Facts

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

Todorović occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Todorovic or Todorovič. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Todorović? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,084th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 130,578 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Todorović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is carried by 43,176 people, or 1 in 165. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Belgrade, where 20 percent reside, Nišava District, where 8 percent reside and Šumadija District, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Serbia this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 14 percent reside and Montenegro, where 3 percent reside.

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
Todorovic964,742/
Todorovič9652/
Tudorović8978/
Todoroviz891/
Todorević891/
Todorovićová863/
Todorovich84910/
Todorovici84139/
Todorovics8440/
Todorovits8426/
Todorovitch8073/
Thodorovicz801/
Tudorovic7869/
Todorowic781/
Todoravic781/
Tadorovic781/
Todorobic781/
Todorovičová7616/
Todorovitsch761/
Todorovych74474/
Tudorovich7454/
Todorowicz7429/
Todorowich7414/
Tudorovici7413/
Todarovich746/
Toderovitz742/
Todoravich741/
Todorobich741/
Tedorowicz6314/
Tudorowicz635/
Tudurovici634/
Tadorovych631/
Thedorowicz601/
Tederowicz531/
Taderowicz531/
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