Tselovalnik Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Tselovalnik Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the word, tselovalnik (literally, 'kisser'), a common term for various officials in Muscovy. The term is a contraction of the expression "krestny tselovalnik" - "the one who kissed the cross", in reference to the sworn oath accompanied with the kissing of the Holy Cross.

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Tselovalnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2601:554,31949,894
Belarus1241:76,62112,345
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Tselovalnik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the word, tselovalnik (literally, 'kisser'), a common term for various officials in Muscovy. The term is a contraction of the expression "krestny tselovalnik" - "the one who kissed the cross", in reference to the sworn oath accompanied with the kissing of the Holy Cross.

- tselovan

Tselovalnik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tselovalnik (Russian: Целовальник) occurs most in Russia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tselovalnik? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 739,868th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Tselovalnik are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Tselovalnik is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 554,319. In Russia it is mostly found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 70 percent reside, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 10 percent reside and Moscow, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Russia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 32 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Tselovalnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tselovalnik surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Tselovalnik last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tselovalnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tselovalnik in the Russian language
Целовальникcelovalnik-

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