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

The surname Poltava (Russian: Полтава) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Poltava is the 906,170^th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Poltava reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 267,781. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Poltava Oblast, where 25 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Volyn Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Other than Ukraine it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 37 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Poltava Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Poltava last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Poltava surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 38.46% registered to vote for the political party.