List of Russian surnames by frequency

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The following is a list of Russian surnames according to their frequency in the Russian Federation . Most Russian surnames are derived from church names, animal names or professions.

space Surname Cyrillic etymology
1 Smirnov Смирнов from the word smirno (сми́рно, "quiet, calm, quiet")
2 Ivanov Иванов from the first name Iwan ( Johannes )
3 Kuznetsov Кузнецов by the profession of blacksmith
4th Popov Попов from the rank of priest Pope
5 Sokolov Соколов from the bird name falcon
6th Lebedev Лебедев from the bird name swan
7th Koslow Козлов from the animal name billy goat
8th Novikov Новиков from the slang term for new child
9 Morosow Morozov from the word moros (frost)
10 Petrov Петров from the first name Pjotr ( Peter )
11 Volkov Волков from the animal name Wolf
12 Solovyov Соловьёв from the bird name nightingale
13 Vasilyev Васильев from the first name Wassili ( Basileus )
14th Saizew Зайцев from the animal name hare
15th Pavlov Павлов from the first name Pawel ( Paul )
16 Semyonov Семёнов from the first name Semjon ( Simon )
17th Golubev Голубев from the bird name dove
18th Vinogradov Виноградов from the word for grapes
19th Bogdanov Богданов from the first name Bogdan (pronounced God-given)
20th Vorobyov Воробьёв from the bird name Sparrow
21st Fyodorov Фёдоров from the first name Fjodor ( Theodor )
22nd Mikhailov Михайлов by the first name Michail ( Michael )
23 Belyayev Беляев from the word bely (white, blond)
24 Tarasov Tarasov from the first name Taras
25th Below Белов Etymology identical to Belyayev (see 23)
26th Komarov Комаров from the animal name mosquito
27 Orlov Орлов from the bird name eagle
28 Kisselev Киселёв from the drink Kissel
29 Makarov Макаров from the first name Makar ( Makarios )
30th Andreev Андреев from the first name Andrei ( Andreas )
31 Kovalyov Ковалёв by the profession of blacksmith
32 Ilyin Ильин from the first name Ilja ( Elias )
33 Gusew Гусев from the bird name goose
34 Titov Титов from the first name Tit ( Titus )
35 Kusmin Кузьмин from the first name Kusma ( Kosmas )
36 Kudryavtsev Кудрявцев of the word for Locke
37 Baranov Баранов from the animal name ram
38 Kulikov Куликов from the bird name plover
39 Alexeyev Алексеев from the first name Alexei ( Alexis )
40 Stepanov Степанов from the first name Stepan ( Stefan )
41 Yakovlev Яковлев from the first name Jakow ( Jakob )
42 Sorokin Сорокин from the bird name Elster
43 Sergeyev Сергеев from the first name Sergei ( Sergius )
44 Romanov Romanov from the first name Roman
45 Sakharov Захаров from the first name Sachar ( Zacharias )
46 Borisov Borisov from the first name Boris
47 Korolyov Королёв from Korol (King), which in turn goes back to the name Karl (the Great)
48 Gerasimov Герасимов from the first name Gerassim ( Herasimos )
49 Ponomarev Пономарёв of the ecclesiastical rank of an altar boy
50 Grigoryev Григорьев from the first name Grigori ( Gregor )
51 Lazarev Lazarev from the first name Lasar ( Lazarus )
52 Medvedev Медведев from the animal name bear
53 Yershov Ершов from the fish name ruff
54 Nikitin Никитин from the first name Nikita ( Aniketos )
55 Sobolev Соболев from the animal name Zobel
56 Ryabov Рябов from the word rjaboi (acne-covered)
57 Polyakov Поляков from the word poljak ( Pole )
58 Zwetkow Цветков from the word zwetok ( flower )
59 Danilov Данилов from the first name Danilo ( Daniel )
60 Zhukov Жуков from the animal name beetle
61 Frolov Фролов from the first name Frol
62 Shuravlyov Журавлёв from the bird name crane
63 Nikolayev Николаев from the first name Nikolai ( Nikolaus )
64 Krylov Крылов from the word krylo (wing)
65 Maximov Максимов from the first name Maxim
66 Sidorov Сидоров from the first name Sidor
67 Osipov Осипов from the first name Ossip ( Josef )
68 Belousov Белоусов by bely us (white mustache )
69 Fedotov Федотов from the first name Fedot ( Theodotos )
70 Dorofeev Дорофеев from the first name Dorofei ( Dorotheas )
71 Yegorov Егоров from the first name Jegor ( Georg )
72 Matveyev Матвеев from the first name Matwei ( Matthias )
73 Bobrov Бобров from the animal name beaver
74 Dmitriev Дмитриев from the first name Dmitri ( Demetrios )
75 Kalinin Калинин from the word kalina ( snowball plant)
76 Anissimov Анисимов from the first name Anissim ( Onesimus )
77 Petukhov Петухов from the bird name Hahn
78 Antonov Антонов from the first name Anton
79 Timofeev Тимофеев from the first name Timofei ( Timotheos )
80 Nikiforov Никифоров from the first name Nikifor ( Nikephoros )
81 Wesselow Веселов from the word wessjoly (funny, happy)
82 Filippov Филиппов from the first name Filipp ( Philipp )
83 Markov Марков from the first name Mark
84 Bolshakov Большаков from the word bolshoi (large)
85 Sukhanov Суханов from the word suchoi (dry)
86 Mironov Mironov from the first name Miron ( Myron )
87 Shiryaev Ширяев from the word schiroki (broad)
88 Alexandrov Александров from the first name Alexander
89 Konovalov Коновалов by profession veterinarian
90 Shestakov Шестаков from the word schest (six)
91 Kazakov Казаков from the word kasak ( cossack )
92 Efimov Ефимов from the first name Jefim ( Joachim )
93 Denisov Денисов from the first name Denis ( Dionysus )
94 Gromov Громов from the word grom ( thunder )
95 Fomin Фомин from the first name Foma ( Thomas )
96 Davydov Давыдов from the first name Dawid ( David )
97 Melnikov Мельников from the profession of miller
98 Shcherbakov Бербаков from the word shcherbati (pockmarked, toothed)
99 Blinow Блинов from the word blin ( pancake )
100 Kolesnikov Колесников from the job of wheelwright

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  1. ↑ Pons online dictionary , consulted on November 2, 2019.