Pokrova Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pokrova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokrova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3301:137,94819,385
Russia2801:514,72547,135
Belarus321:296,90833,328
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Pokrova Last Name Facts

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

Pokrova (Russian: Покрова) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokrova? popularity and diffusion

Pokrova is the 502,491st most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,143,037 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Pokrova live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 330 people, or 1 in 137,948. In Ukraine Pokrova is mostly concentrated in: Sumy Oblast, where 17 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Chernihiv Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 43 percent reside and Belarus, where 5 percent reside.

Pokrova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Pokrova are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 42.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pokrova earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning $19,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokrov92207/
Pokrovova885/
Pakrova8636/
Pokrava862/
Pokrovs861/
Pakhrova808/
Pekhrova802/
Pokroywa801/
Pakrov7729/
Pokrob777/
Pajskrova752/
Pakrová7119/
Pekrová7119/
Pakhrov716/
Pakhravova714/
Pokroff711/
Peukrová678/
Phokr672/
Pookr671/
Paskrová671/
Pajskrová6341/
Poyker6218/
Poiker6210/
Pakrow621/
Pokhrd621/
Poycker571/
Pocroft571/
Pakroub571/
Poicker571/
Pakr55510/
Pocr557/
Packroff5357/
Paskraft531/
Pakrabha531/
Peukr509/
Pakhr503/
Patkr502/
Packr501/
Poqrt501/
Pakkr501/

Pokrova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokrova in the Russian language
Покроваpokrova-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pokrova
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