Pokrovskaya Surname

69,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6,7051:21,4953,039
Belarus1331:71,43711,615
Kazakhstan1151:153,76115,295
Uzbekistan1141:271,3088,096
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

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').

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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

Pokrovskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokrovskaya in the Russian language
Покровскаяpokrovskaa-

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