Family name Панайотова (Panajotova 
, Panaiotova 
, Панайотова 
) , all around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Панайотова is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a common surname, North Macedonia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Greece, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Romania.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Panajotova | United States, North Macedonia, Bulgaria |
| Panaiotova | United Kingdom, Italy, Georgia, United States, Bulgaria |
| Панайотова | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia |
| Panayotova | Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, United States, Greece |
|
елица панайотова Bulgarian architect, BG |
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моника панайотова Bulgarian politician, BG (b. 1983) |
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| лиляна панайотова Bulgarian sprinter, BG (b. 1956) |
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| капка панайотова BG (b. 1956) |
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| елена панайотова BG (b. 1967) |
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| надежда панайотова Bulgarian actress, BG (b. 1979) |
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