Podvig Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Podvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Podvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia901:1,601,367107,342
Kazakhstan671:263,91822,888
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Podvig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Podvig (Russian: Подвиг) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Podvig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Podvig is the 1,359,010th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. Podvig is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Podvig reside; 41 percent reside in Central Asia and 41 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name Podvig is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 1,601,367. In Russia Podvig is primarily found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 24 percent reside, Primorsky Krai, where 19 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Russia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Podvig Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Podvig last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 40% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podviga9215/
Bodvig8361/
Podvik831/
Podvigova801/
Padavig7714/
Bodevig771/
Podvoiko713/
Podyavik711/
Padavigu711/
Budvig6726/
Bodvik679/
Pio da Veiga673/
Padvik673/
Putvig671/
Padviq671/
Postwig628/
Podbiok621/
Podwiková538/
Paduic501/

Podvig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Podvig in the Russian language
Подвигpodvig-

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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 Podvig
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