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Where Does The Last Name Polozhiy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Polozhiy (Russian: Положий) is most common in Russia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polozhiy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Polozhiy is the 1,321,499^th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Polozhiy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Polozhiy live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 852,799. In Russia it is mostly found in: Rostov Oblast, where 33 percent are found, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 16 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 9 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Polozhiy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Polozhiy surname is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Polozhiy surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 41.18% being registered with the political party.