Yordanov Surname

14,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Yordanov Surname User-submission:

Yordanov is a Slavic surname that means 'Jordan's son'. Don't assume it's Russian. It is a surname beared much more in Bulgaria than in Russia. It's totally beared by 39.44K people. In 1st place it's beared in Bulgaria by 36.44K people, and it's beared in Russia in 11th place, by just 35 people.

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Yordanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria36,4491:19126
Spain1,0281:45,4794,309
Greece7311:15,1572,087
Ukraine3381:134,68318,969
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
England1311:425,32928,711
Thailand1021:692,533115,267
France991:670,93786,003
Canada571:646,41452,764
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Lebanon291:194,3828,317
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Israel161:534,85239,210
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Austria131:655,03358,041
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Norway101:514,22941,629
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Finland81:687,08836,047
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malta41:107,5681,849
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Macau21:300,8151,009
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Yordanov (18) may also be a first name.

Yordanov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Yordanov is a Slavic surname that means 'Jordan's son'. Don't assume it's Russian. It is a surname beared much more in Bulgaria than in Russia. It's totally beared by 39.44K people. In 1st place it's beared in Bulgaria by 36.44K people, and it's beared in Russia in 11th place, by just 35 people.

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Yordanov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yordanov (Russian: Йорданов) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yordanov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,131st most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 184,743 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Yordanov live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Yordanov is also the 2,608,198th most common first name globally, held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 36,449 people, or 1 in 191. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 17 percent are found, Varna Province, where 9 percent are found and Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 3 percent are found and Greece, where 2 percent are found.

Yordanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yordanov surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Yordanov surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the party.

The amount Yordanov earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning $38,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.65% less than the national average, earning $45,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yordanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yordanov in the Russian language
Йордановjordanov-

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