Family name Ростропович (Mstislav 
, Ростропович , Rostropovitch) , all around the world, is a very rare cognomen. The last name Ростропович is characteristic of Israel, where it is a very rare surname, Georgia, and Russia. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Russia, Israel, and Spain. Also, Ростропович is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Mstislav | Russia, Australia, Mexico, United States, Israel |
| Ростропович | Russia |
| Rostropovich | Russia, United States |
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ростропович, леопольд витольдович Soviet cellist (1892-1942), RU (b. 1892) |
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| ростропович, витольд ганнибалович RU (b. 1856) |
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мстислав леопольдович ростропович Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007), RU (b. 1927) |
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ростропович, елена Russian pianist, RU (b. 1958) |
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