Dostoevskij
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from Dostoev
Dostoevskij is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Russia.
- ITItaly
- RURussia
- UAUkraine
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from Dostoev
Sources 1
- Russian Surnames
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Dostoevskij is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Italian, A transliteration of the Russian surname Достое́вский (Dostojévskij), usually applying to Fyodor Dostoevsky
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Mikhail Dostoyevskyb. 1820RUnot in their usual nameRussian writer and publisher (1820-1864)
- Fyodor Dostoyevskyb. 1821RUnot in their usual nameRussian novelist (1821–1881)
- Andrey Dostoyevskyb. 1825RUnot in their usual nameRussian architect, author and restorer (1825-1897)
- Nikolaj Michajlovič Dostoevskijb. 1831RURussian architect
- Aleksandr Dostoevskijb. 1857UARussian histologist (1857-1894)
- Andrei Andreevich Dostoevskiib. 1863UAnot in their usual nameRussian geographer (1863-1933)
- Lyubov Dostoevskayab. 1869RUnot in their usual nameRussian writer and memoirist (1869–1926)
- Eugeniusz Dostojewskib. 1924PLnot in their usual namePolish military officer (1924-2001)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 2 sources across 1 country.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU Russia | Russian Surnames (Unbegaun, 1972) | — | — | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikipedia surname tokens
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Dostoevskij mean, and where does it come from?
- from Dostoev Recorded by Russian Surnames.
- In which country does Dostoevskij have the most bearers?
- Dostoevskij is most frequently recorded in Russia.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Dostoevskij”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.