Family name Христов (Hristov 
, Christov 
, Christow 
, along with others...) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Христов is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a prevalent surname, North Macedonia, where it is quite a common surname, and Serbia. Very seldom, Христов is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Hristov | Germany, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece |
| Christov | Germany, Spain, United States, Bulgaria, Greece |
| Christow | Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Poland, Canada |
| Христов | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| Khristov | Russia, Mexico, United States, Canada, Ukraine |
| Xristov | Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Netherlands |
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коте христов Slavophone chieftain, MK (b. 1863) |
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добри христов Bulgarian composer (1875-1941), BG (b. 1875) |
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кирил генчев христов Bulgarian poet, BG (b. 1875) |
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тасе христов MK (b. 1868) |
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марко христов Macedonian military personnel, MK (b. 1879) |
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димитър христов BG (b. 1871) |
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павел христов BG (b. 1874) |
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| велико христов BG (b. 1828) |
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тале христов MK (b. 1878) |
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тодор христов BG (b. 1883) |
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цветко христов MK (b. 1884) |
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стојан христов Macedonian American writer, publicist, and journalist, US (b. 1899) |
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иван христов Bulgarian painter (1900-1987), BG (b. 1900) |
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васил христов BG (b. 1893) |
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| алекси христов BG (b. 1848) |
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