Pogost Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pogost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pogost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Norway121:428,52437,411
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Pogost Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pogost (Russian: Погост) is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pogost? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,612,213th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Pogost are found; 34 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 34 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Pogost is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,155,227. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 49 percent live, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 19 percent live and Río Negro Province, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Argentina Pogost occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Pogost Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pogost surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pogost last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Pogost earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.73% less than the national average, earning 312,396 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.45% more than the national average, earning $56,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongost921/
Pogot91161/
Pogos9161/
Pongos831,438/
Pongot83337/
Pogose8346/
Pogote8339/
Pogust8333/
Pagost8324/
Phogot8314/
Pogois839/
Poghos837/
Poggot835/
Pogots833/
Poñgos831/
Pgogot831/
Pogo802,661/
Pogostova803/
Ponggot7765/
Ponggos7729/
Phongot774/
Pogoute772/
Pogaste771/
Pogoits771/
Pongoth771/
Poongot771/
Poughos771/
Poggott770/
Pongo7329,124/
Pogoy737,120/
Pagot731,170/
Pagos73309/
Pogou73237/
Pogas73140/
Poggo7372/
Pogoi7356/
Pogoh7332/
Poogo7329/
Phogo7320/
Posgo7314/
Pogat739/
Pogoo739/
Pogoz737/
Pogoa734/
Pougo734/
Pogho734/
Poigo732/
Pogod732/
Poñgo731/
Pokgo731/
Pogotova7119/
Pogoutse717/
Phonngot715/
Pougoise711/
Pougosse711/
Phongo677,293/
Phogat671,419/
Pagote671,086/
Pangos67417/
Ponggo67283/
Pogats67214/
Poghosova67195/
Pongas67189/
Pongou67149/
Pogash67121/
Pangot67119/
Pousgo6797/
Pougat6775/
Poggas6746/
Pugast6743/
Pogáts6741/
Pongod6737/
Pagois6731/
Pogate6731/
Pongat6717/
Pogossova6714/
Pongho6712/
Poungo6711/
Poghat6710/
Puongo6710/
Pogasz678/
Pagast677/
Pogase677/
Paggos676/
Pougou676/
Pogatz675/
Pougas674/
Paggot673/
Poongo673/
Pagott672/
Peugot672/
Pogodz672/
Poghuo672/
Pongoi672/
Poghou671/
Pohgat671/
Poingo671/
Pfongo671/
Phogoo671/
Pagose671/
Pongoy671/
Pañgos671/
Pagout671/
Pagojs671/
Pagest671/
Phogas671/
Phoggo671/
Posgho671/
Poogou671/
Ppoggo671/
Pougho671/
Poghoi671/
Ponngo671/
Poiggo670/

Pogost Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pogost in the Russian language
Погостpogost-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pogost
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