Nagornyy Surname

83,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Nagornyy Surname User-submission:

This surname has the same meaning in almost all Slavic languages. Na gori (Ukrainian) or na gore (Russian) or na górze (Polish) means 'on the hill'. So those are people who lived on the hill. If we are talking about big cities, only wealthy people could live on the hill.

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Nagornyy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,8621:29,6434,080
Belarus6821:13,9312,203
Kazakhstan1401:126,30413,209
Transnistria481:9,8901,998
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
England21:27,859,030389,889
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Nagornyy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has the same meaning in almost all Slavic languages. Na gori (Ukrainian) or na gore (Russian) or na górze (Polish) means 'on the hill'. So those are people who lived on the hill. If we are talking about big cities, only wealthy people could live on the hill. The poorer you are, the lower you live.

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Nagornyy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nagornyy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nagornyy (Russian: Нагорный) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nagornyy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagornyy? popularity and diffusion

Nagornyy is the 83,458th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,256,257 people. The surname Nagornyy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Nagornyy reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 4,862 people, or 1 in 29,643. In Russia Nagornyy is most frequent in: Belgorod Oblast, where 13 percent are found, Voronezh Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Moscow, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Russia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 12 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Nagornyy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (85%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Nagornyy surname are 6.74% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.51% registered with the political party.

Nagornyy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.09% less than the national average, earning $38,795 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nagornnyy942/
Nagorny937,433/
Nagurnyy8890/
Nagornyi8890/
Nagorniy8840/
Nagorney8840/
Nagornyh8813/
Nagornay887/
Nogornyy885/
Nagornuy881/
Nagornaya829,664/
Nagourney82133/
Nagornych825/
Nagórny80428/
Nagurny80148/
Nagorni8074/
Nagorna8052/
Nagorne806/
Nagorný802/
Nagarny801/
Nogorny801/
Nagurney75190/
Nagornii7534/
Nagorner7517/
Nagornih7511/
Nagornni757/
Nagornij753/
Nagurniy753/
Nagornai752/
Nagornoi751/
Nagourna751/
Nagornis751/
Nagourne751/
Nagurnaya71327/
Nagornaja7190/
Nagornaia7171/
Nagornijs7149/
Nagornich713/
Nagornihs712/
Nagórna67460/
Nagarni6714/
Nagurne6712/
Nagurni672/
Nagurna671/
Nagarna671/
Nagournaia671/

Nagornyy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nagornyy in the Russian language
Нагорныйnagornyj-

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