Pokrovskyi Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pokrovskyi Surname User-submission:

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

Pokrovskyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5381:84,61512,106
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Pokrovskyi 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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Pokrovskyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokrovskyi (Russian: Покровскйи) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokrovskyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 581,222nd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,495,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pokrovskyi reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 538 people, or 1 in 84,615. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Donetsk Oblast, where 18 percent live, Kiev, where 12 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Besides Ukraine Pokrovskyi is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pokrovskyi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokrovskyi in the Russian language
Покровскйиpokrovskji-

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