Pokryshkin Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pokryshkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokryshkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5281:272,96028,428
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Pokryshkin Last Name Facts

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

Pokryshkin (Russian: Покрышкин) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokryshkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pokryshkin is the 567,444th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. The surname Pokryshkin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Pokryshkin reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 56 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 528 people, or 1 in 272,960. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 12 percent are found, Altai Krai, where 7 percent are found and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Pokryshkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pokryshkin surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pokryshkin last name are 8.88% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 37.89% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokryshkina95437/
Pokryshkyn9046/
Pokryszkin9017/
Pakryshkin909/
Pokryskina903/
Pokrishkin901/
Pokryshkyna8643/
Pokrischkin8610/
Pakryshkina862/
Pokrischkim761/
Pocrischin702/

Pokryshkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokryshkin in the Russian language
Покрышкинpokryskin-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pokryshkin
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