Podkova Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Podkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Podkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6521:69,82010,002
Russia1331:1,083,63281,637
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
France81:8,302,840321,660
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Podkova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Podkova (Russian: Подкова) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Podkova.

How Common Is The Last Name Podkova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Podkova is the 415,769th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname Podkova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Podkova reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 69,820. In Ukraine it is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 29 percent are found, Ternopil Oblast, where 25 percent are found and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Other than Ukraine this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Podkova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Podkova surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Podkova are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podikova9318/
Podekova933/
Podykova932/
Podkovaa931/
Podkov926/
Podoykova883/
Podhekova881/
Poidekova881/
Podkowa861,750/
Potkova8663/
Padkova865/
Pedkova865/
Podhaikova821/
Padikova8059/
Podigova805/
Padykova803/
Postkova802/
Potkov778/
Podkow778/
Padkov774/
Patdykova7523/
Podkovová755/
Poustkova753/
Potkovacz751/
Petkova7140,984/
Potkowa71118/
Patkova71100/
Potcova7120/
Peťkova716/
Padková714/
Poutkov712/
Podkawa711/
Postkov711/
Padkowa711/
Podkows711/
Podyk67714/
Podik6799/
Podek6732/
Petkhova674/
Potkovsh671/

Podkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Podkova in the Russian language
Подковаpodkova-

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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 Podkova
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