Pokrovskaia Surname

452,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pokrovskaia Surname User-submission:

This is a Russian surname, denoting a person who came from Pokrov/Pokrovsky (meaning 'covering place', 'shelter').

Pokrovskaia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine7251:62,7909,048
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Pokrovskaia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting a person who came from Pokrov/Pokrovsky (meaning 'covering place', 'shelter').

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Pokrovskaia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokrovskaia (Georgian: პოკროვსკაია) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokrovskaia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 452,572nd most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Pokrovskaia reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 725 people, or 1 in 62,790. In Ukraine Pokrovskaia is most common in: Donetsk Oblast, where 17 percent live, Kiev, where 10 percent live and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 9 percent live. Outside of Ukraine it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pokrovskaia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokrovskaia in the Georgian language
პოკროვსკაიაpokrovskaia-

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