Pokrovsky Surname

72,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pokrovsky Surname User-submission:

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

Pokrovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6,2661:23,0013,270
Belarus2611:36,4036,310
Kazakhstan1131:156,48215,521
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
United States391:9,293,819392,288
France281:2,372,240182,981
Israel261:329,14027,831
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Finland91:610,74534,002
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Pokrovsky 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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Pokrovsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pokrovsky (Russian: Покровский) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokrovsky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,088th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,064,808 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Pokrovsky live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 6,266 people, or 1 in 23,001. In Russia Pokrovsky is most numerous in: Moscow, where 14 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live. Besides Russia this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Pokrovsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Pokrovsky last name are 6.36% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 40.41% being registered with the party.

Pokrovsky earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pokrovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokrovsky in the Russian language
Покровскийpokrovskij-

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