Family name Apostolov (Apostolov 
, Апостолов 
) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Apostolov is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is a common surname, North Macedonia, where it is quite a common surname, and Slovakia, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine.
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| Apostolov | Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria, Slovakia, North Macedonia |
| Апостолов | Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Ukraine |
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stefan apostolov Bulgarian revolutionary, GR (b. 1876) |
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hristo apostolov MK (b. 1896) |
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| atanas apostolov Bulgarian revolutionary, GR (b. 1874) |
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| metodiu apostolov MD (b. 1915) |
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| fidančo apostolov (b. 1918) |
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| kiril apostolov (b. 1931) |
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| ivan apostolov modern pentathlete, BG (b. 1941) |
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| svetislav apostolov ballet dancer, MK (b. 1947) |
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ruslan apostolov (b. 1989) |
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| viktor apostolov hammer thrower, BG (b. 1962) |
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| mihail apostolov Bulgarian mixed martial artist, BG |
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| stanislav apostolov researcher |
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| vestislav apostolov Ph.D. École Polytechnique 1997 |
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| atanas apostolov Bulgarian fighter, BG (b. 1987) |
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| yordan apostolov Bulgarian footballer, BG (b. 1989) |
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