Polkhovsky Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Polkhovsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polkhovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus6851:13,8702,190
Russia1921:750,64162,731
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Polkhovsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polkhovsky (Russian: Полховский) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polkhovsky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 397,886th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,234,515 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Polkhovsky reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Polkhovsky is most numerous in Belarus, where it is held by 685 people, or 1 in 13,870. In Belarus Polkhovsky is most numerous in: Brest Region, where 66 percent reside, Minsk, where 17 percent reside and Gomel Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Belarus this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent reside.

Polkhovsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (93%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Polkhovsky surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 44.83% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polkhovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polkhovsky in the Russian language
Полховскийpolhovskij-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Polkhovsky
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