Pokrov Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pokrov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokrov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1761:818,88166,808
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Pokrov (12) may also be a first name.

Pokrov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pokrov (Russian: Покров) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokrov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,155,901st most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Pokrov is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Pokrov live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 818,881. In Russia Pokrov is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 22 percent live, Republic of Khakassia, where 6 percent live and Perm Krai, where 6 percent live. Apart from Russia Pokrov exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 5 percent live.

Pokrov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pokrov last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pokrov last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 35.29% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokrova92654/
Pokroev9259/
Pokrovs921/
Pakrov8329/
Pokrob837/
Pokrev831/
Pekrov831/
Pokrovova805/
Pakrova7736/
Pokraev7722/
Pakhrov776/
Pekhrov771/
Pokreev771/
Paekrov771/
Pokroff771/
Pakhrova718/
Paekhrov711/
Pakrow671/
Pakhravova634/
Pakreev6266/
Pakraev625/
Pakroub621/
Pocroft621/
Packroff5757/

Pokrov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokrov in the Russian language
Покровpokrov-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pokrov
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