Podgorsky Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Podgorsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Podgorsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1551:929,82673,265
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Israel231:372,07130,321
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

The alternate forms: Podgorský (5) are calculated separately.

Podgorsky Last Name Facts

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

Podgorsky (Russian: Подгорский) is found most in Russia. It may occur as a variant: Podgorský. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Podgorsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,020,242nd most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. Podgorsky is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Podgorsky reside; 44 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 929,826. In Russia Podgorsky is mostly found in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 15 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent reside and Leningrad Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Russia Podgorsky exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Israel, where 9 percent reside.

Podgorsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Podgorsky surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 45% being registered to vote for the party.

Podgorsky earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.13% more than the national average, earning $57,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Podgorsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Podgorsky in the Russian language
Подгорскийpodgorskij-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Podgorsky
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis