Pokrovskaya Surname
Approximately 7,168 people bear this surname
Pokrovskaya Surname User-submission:
This is a Russian surname, denoting a person who came from Pokrov/Pokrovsky (meaning 'covering place', 'shelter').
Pokrovskaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 6,705 | 1:21,495 | 3,039 |
| Belarus | 133 | 1:71,437 | 11,615 |
| Kazakhstan | 115 | 1:153,761 | 15,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 114 | 1:271,308 | 8,096 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Pokróvskaya (1) are calculated separately.
Pokrovskaya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Russian surname, denoting a person who came from Pokrov/Pokrovsky (meaning 'covering place', 'shelter').
- deleted-173293Pokrovskaya Demographics
Average Pokrovskaya Salary in
United States
$29,975 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pokrovskaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokrovskaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pokrovskaya (Russian: Покровская) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Pokróvskaya. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokrovskaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pokrovskaya is the 69,195th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,016,678 people. The last name Pokrovskaya is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Pokrovskaya live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 6,705 people, or 1 in 21,495. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 14 percent are found, Samara Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.
Pokrovskaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Pokrovskaya surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Pokrovskaya last name are 3.13% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 49.9% registered to vote for the political party.
Pokrovskaya earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokróvskaya | 97 | 1 | / |
| Poskrovskaya | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pokrovskaa | 95 | 6 | / |
| Pokrovskay | 95 | 4 | / |
| Pokrovskaia | 91 | 750 | / |
| Pakrovskaya | 91 | 58 | / |
| Pokrovskaja | 91 | 26 | / |
| Pokrevskaya | 91 | 9 | / |
| Pokrowskaya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pokrovsky | 90 | 6,844 | / |
| Pokrovska | 90 | 68 | / |
| Pokrovszkaja | 87 | 1 | / |
| Pokrovskyi | 86 | 540 | / |
| Pokrovskiy | 86 | 143 | / |
| Pokrovskyy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pakrovsky | 80 | 210 | / |
| Pokrovski | 80 | 91 | / |
| Pokrowsky | 80 | 20 | / |
| Pokrovská | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pokrowska | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pocrovsky | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pakrovska | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pokrovskii | 76 | 59 | / |
| Pokrovskis | 76 | 54 | / |
| Pokrovskij | 76 | 26 | / |
| Pokrovskoe | 76 | 4 | / |
| Pokrovskie | 76 | 3 | / |
| Pakrovskiy | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pokrowskiy | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pocrovscaia | 73 | 15 | / |
| Pokrowski | 70 | 92 | / |
| Pakrovski | 70 | 7 | / |
| Pokrowskis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokrowskij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakrowski | 60 | 7 | / |
| Pocrovschi | 57 | 35 | / |
| Pocrovschii | 55 | 1 | / |
| Pacrowski | 50 | 1 | / |
Pokrovskaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pokrovskaya in the Russian language | ||
| Покровская | pokrovskaa | - |
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Footnotes
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