The Bulgarian patronymic surname Bakalov (; ) is derived from the Ottoman Turkish word bakkal, which in turn was derived from the Arabic word baqqāl. Translated, it refers to a greengrocer. The name is also found in Russia and Ukraine.
Notable people with this surname include:
Boris Nicola Bakalov (born 1980), Bulgarian tennis player Dimo Bakalov (born 1988), Bulgarian football player Igor Bakalov (1939–1992), Soviet sports shooter Luis Bacalov (1933–2017), Argentine-born Italian film score composer of Bulgarian descent Maria Bakalova (born 1996), Bulgarian actress Marin Bakalov (born 1962), Bulgarian football player and coach Vasily Bakalov (1929–2020), Soviet and Russian military engineer Yuriy Bakalov (born 1966), Ukrainian football midfielder and coach
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