Pochtov Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pochtov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pochtov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Pochtov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pochtov (Russian: Почтов) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pochtov? popularity and diffusion

Pochtov is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Pochtov reside; 52 percent reside in North Asia and 52 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 2,442,764. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 29 percent live, Mordovia Republic, where 12 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 3 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Pochtov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pochtov surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pochtova9374/
Pochtoev936/
Poshtov8621/
Pochtev862/
Potov83129/
Poshtova8072/
Pochtaev805/
Pachtova802/
Postov77123/
Potova7771/
Postova71116/
Pashtov7163/
Pakhtov7124/
Počtova714/
Poutova714/
Pukhtov713/
Patov67810/
Pashtova67100/
Pocztowa6729/
Pakhtova6725/
Potof6710/
Poustova675/
Pukhtova673/
Potav672/
Pachthof671/
Pottovff670/

Pochtov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pochtov in the Russian language
Почтовpoctov-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pochtov
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