Pokrzywa Surname

282,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Pokrzywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokrzywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,0981:34,6165,344
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
France251:2,656,909193,074
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Pokrzywa Last Name Facts

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

Pokrzywa is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokrzywa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 282,448th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,338,861 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Pokrzywa are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 1,098 people, or 1 in 34,616. Barring Poland this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Pokrzywa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pokrzywa are 8.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.9% being registered to vote for the party.

Pokrzywa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.15% more than the national average, earning $53,136 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokrywa93492/
Pakrzywa887/
Pokrzyva883/
Pokrywha881/
Pokroywa881/
Pokriwa801/
Pokryvač7512/
Pokriva6740/
Pokrivač63271/
Pokreeva632/
Pokrývač632/
Pokryvets5910/
Pocreva5317/
Pogzeba5311/
Poksiva532/
Pakriva531/
Pakreeva50138/
Pakrieva5062/
Pogzheba501/
Poggeway500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pokrzywa
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