Pogonya Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Transnistria
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Pogonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pogonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Transnistria2981:1,593180
Russia1231:1,171,73286,402
Moldova221:161,88016,529
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Pogonya Last Name Facts

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

Pogonya (Russian: Погоня) occurs more in Transnistria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pogonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pogonya is the 659,458th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Pogonya are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Pogonya is most frequently occurring in Transnistria, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 1,593. In Transnistria Pogonya is most frequent in: Slobozia District, where 89 percent live and Tiraspol Municipality, where 11 percent live. Besides Transnistria Pogonya exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent live and Moldova, where 5 percent live.

Pogonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pogonya last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pogonya surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongonya931/
Pogonia86191/
Pogonea8629/
Pogonyo8617/
Pagonya861/
Pongunya804/
Pongonia801/
Pogoña7713/
Phonganya75483/
Phongunya751/
Pugonja7183/
Pagogna7116/
Pagonia7112/
Pagonea7111/
Pagonha714/
Pegonia713/
Pugonia712/
Paganya712/
Pougounias711/
Pogania711/
Pogonio711/
Pagonyo711/
Panganya676/
Pangonja674/
Pagonias672/
Poygunha671/
Punganya671/
Poganiatz6355/
Poganiacz6326/
Pegenia57337/
Pogenio57239/
Pagania57149/
Paganyo5717/
Pagunia5713/
Pugunia571/
Pegania571/
Paganias53150/
Phagania536/
Pegahnia531/
Paganegia501/

Pogonya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pogonya in the Russian language
Погоняpogona-

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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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  • 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 Pogonya
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