Pogozhikh Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pogozhikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pogozhikh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2111:683,04858,412
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813

Pogozhikh Last Name Facts

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

Pogozhikh (Russian: Погожих) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pogozhikh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pogozhikh is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Pogozhikh are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Pogozhikh is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 683,048. In Russia Pogozhikh is most frequent in: Belgorod Oblast, where 18 percent are found, Altai Krai, where 18 percent are found and Kursk Oblast, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 3 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Pogozhikh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pogozhikh surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pogodzik8291/
Pogosik751/
Pogasic5034/
Pagáčik5033/
Pogacic5027/
Pagacik509/
Pegasik502/

Pogozhikh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pogozhikh in the Russian language
Погожихpogozih-

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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 Pogozhikh
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