Pokras Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pokras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Ukraine1071:425,44650,771
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Israel331:259,32223,464
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Pokras Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokras (Russian: Покрас) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokras? popularity and diffusion

Pokras is the 739,868th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. The surname Pokras occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Pokras live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 2,013,661. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 33 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 27 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Pokras Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pokras surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Pokras earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.35% more than the national average, earning $53,224 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokrass92237/
Pockras9216/
Pockrass8622/
Podkrash867/
Pekras8319/
Pocras8315/
Pakras834/
Pukras831/
Pokrasova80157/
Pocrass7762/
Pokross7736/
Pockros7726/
Pakrash7718/
Pokratz7710/
Pokreis774/
Pockraz771/
Poicras771/
Pakrase771/
Pockross7158/
Pokreisz718/
Pockrose715/
Pakratts711/
Pakros6715/
Pacras6714/
Pakraz671/
Pokreisová637/
Pokrócz62123/
Pakrach621/
Pokreiszová591/
Pakroosh57232/
Packross5725/
Paukratz572/
Packrohs571/
Puckrose571/
Pakroust571/
Paskroos571/
Pacros5053/
Pecros501/

Pokras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokras in the Russian language
Покрасpokras-

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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 Pokras
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