Pokorsky Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Pokorsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokorsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2451:588,25752,149
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

The alternate forms: Pokorský (8) are calculated separately.

Pokorsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokorsky (Russian: Покорский) is most common in Russia. It may be found in the variant forms: Pokorský. For other potential spellings of Pokorsky click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokorsky? popularity and diffusion

Pokorsky is the 851,613th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. The surname Pokorsky is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Pokorsky reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 59 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Pokorsky is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 588,257. In Russia Pokorsky is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 23 percent are found, Bryansk Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Belarus, where 6 percent are found.

Pokorsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pokorsky surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pokorsky earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pokorsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokorsky in the Russian language
Покорскийpokorskij-

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