Bulgarian Surnames
Bulgarian names are used in the country of Bulgaria in southeastern Europe. See also about Bulgarian names.
208 surnames in our directory
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208Vanev is a Bulgarian surname meaning "son of Vane", where Vane is a diminutive of Ivan. This patronymic formation follows Slavic naming patterns, where the suffix -ev (or -ov) denotes descendance. Etymology The name Ivan...
Vaneva is a Bulgarian feminine surname, formed as the feminine counterpart of Vanev, which means "son of Vane." Vane itself is a diminutive of Ivan, the Slavic form of John. Thus, the name Vaneva ultimately traces its ro...
Vankov (Bulgarian: Ванков) is a Bulgarian patronymic surname meaning "son of Vanko." Vanko is a diminutive of Ivan, the Slavic form of John. Surnames formed with the suffix -ov (or its variants) are typical in Bulgarian...
Vankova is a Bulgarian feminine surname, derived as the feminine form of Vankov. The masculine Vankov means "son of Vanko", which itself is a diminutive of Ivan. Thus, Vankova ultimately traces back to the name Ivan, a w...
Vasilev is a Bulgarian surname meaning "son of Vasil". It is a patronymic name, common in Bulgaria and other Slavic countries, formed by adding the suffix -ev (or -ov) to the given name Vasil. Etymology and Origins Vasil...
Vasileva is a Bulgarian feminine surname, derived from the masculine form Vasilev. The suffix -a indicates female lineage, a common pattern in Slavic naming conventions. The root of the name is the given name Vasil, the...
Velichkov is a Bulgarian surname meaning "son of Velichko". The root Velichko derives from the Bulgarian word велик (velik) meaning "great".The surname primarily occurs in Bulgaria, with notable bearers including several...
Velichkova is the feminine form of the Bulgarian surname Velichkov, meaning “son of Velichko.” The root name Velichko derives from the Bulgarian word велик (velik), meaning “great.” Thus, Velichkova carries an inherited...
Velitchkov is a Bulgarian surname, an alternate transcription of the Cyrillic Величков (see Velichkov). This patronymic surname means "son of Velichko," a given name derived from Bulgarian велик (velik) meaning "great."...
Velitchkova is a Bulgarian feminine surname that functions as an alternate transcription of Velichkova. Both forms derive from Velichkov, a patronymic surname meaning "son of Velichko."EtymologyThe personal name Velichko...
Viktorov is a patronymic surname of Russian and Bulgarian origin, derived from the male given name Viktor. It means "son of Viktor" (or, in the case of feminine forms like Viktorova, "daughter of Viktor"). The name Vikto...
Viktorova is a feminine surname primarily found in Viktorov, meaning 'son of Viktor'. It is the feminine variant of the Russian patronymic from the given name Viktor, itself a form of the Latin Victor meaning 'conqueror'...
Vodenicharov (also spelled Vodenitcharov) is a Bulgarian surname derived from the Bulgarian word воденичар (vodenichar), meaning "miller." The name thus originally designated someone who worked as a miller, reflecting a...
Vodenicharova is a Bulgarian feminine surname, derived from the masculine form Vodenicharov. The name originates from the Bulgarian word воденичар (vodenichar), meaning "miller", occupational in nature, indicating a fami...
Yanev is a Bulgarian surname meaning "son of Yane," where Yane is a diminutive of Yoan 2, itself the Bulgarian form of John. The name John ultimately derives from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan), meaning "Yahweh is gr...
EtymologyYaneva is a Bulgarian feminine surname, derived as the feminine form of Yanev, which means "son of Yane". Yane is a diminutive of Yoan 2, the Bulgarian form of John. Thus, Yaneva ultimately traces back to the He...
Yankov (Bulgarian: Янков) is a Bulgarian surname meaning "son of Yanko." The root form Yanko is a diminutive of the Christian name Yoan 2, which itself evolved from the biblical name John, ultimately derived from the Heb...
Yankova is a Bulgarian feminine surname, derived as the feminine form of Yankov, a Bulgarian surname meaning "son of Yanko." Yanko itself is a diminutive of Yoan 2, the Bulgarian form of John, a name of Hebrew origin mea...
Yordanov (Bulgarian: Йорданов) is a Bulgarian patronymic surname meaning "son of Yordan." Yordan is the Bulgarian form of Jordan, a name ultimately derived from the Jordan River that flows between Jordan and Israel. The...
Yordanova is a Bulgarian surname, the feminine form of Yordanov. As a patronymic-based surname common in Bulgaria and other Slavic cultures, Yordanova means "daughter of Yordan" (or more broadly, "of the family of Yordan...
Zahariev is a Bulgarian patronymic surname meaning "son of Zahari." Zahari is the Bulgarian form of Zechariah, a name of Hebrew origin that means "Yahweh remembers." The suffix -ev (or its variant -ov) is a common Slavic...
Zaharieva is a Bulgarian feminine surname, derived from the masculine form Zahariev. In Bulgarian naming conventions, surnames often adopt a gendered suffix: -ev for men and -eva for women. Thus, Zaharieva literally mean...
Zdravkov is a Bulgarian and Macedonian patronymic surname meaning "son of Zdravko." The root name Zdravko derives from the South Slavic word zdrav meaning "healthy," which itself originates from the Old Slavic sŭdorvŭ. D...
Zdravkova is a Bulgarian and Macedonian feminine surname, derived as the feminine form of Zdravkov, meaning “son of Zdravko”. The root name Zdravko comes from the South Slavic word zdrav (“healthy”), ultimately tracing b...
Zhivkov is a Bulgarian surname meaning "son of Zhivko". It is derived from the given name Zhivko, which itself is the Bulgarian form of the South Slavic name Živko, ultimately from the word živ meaning "alive, living" (r...
Zhivkova is a Bulgarian surname that serves as the feminine form of Zhivkov. The root of this name lies in the Slavic element živ, meaning "alive, living", from which the given name Živko is derived. Thus, Zhivkova ultim...
Zlatkov is a Bulgarian and Macedonian surname derived from the masculine given name Zlatko, meaning "son of Zlatko". The name Zlatko is a diminutive of Zlatan, which itself derives from the South Slavic word zlato meanin...
Zlatkova is a Bulgarian and Macedonian surname that serves as a feminine form of Zlatkov. The suffix -ова (-’ova) is the standard Slavic feminine possessive ending, indicating “daughter of” or “wife of” a man named Zlatk...