Pocitar Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Pocitar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pocitar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Pocitar Last Name Facts

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

Pocitar is borne by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pocitar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pocitar is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Pocitar are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Pocitar is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 273,951. In Moldova it is primarily concentrated in: Drochia District, where 62 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 23 percent are found and Ocnița District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Moldova this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Positar86260/
Pojetar7138/
Positor718/
Posetar712/
Bpuchetair591/
Pesetar571/
Pazitor571/
Pagetar571/
Păzitor571/
Pajethar531/
Peshetar531/

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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
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  • 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 Pocitar
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