Porkashyan Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Porkashyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 40 | 1:73,254 | 3,005 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
Porkashyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porkashyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Porkashyan (Russian: Поркашян) occurs in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Porkashyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Porkashyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Porkashyan live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.
The surname is most frequent in Armenia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 73,254. In Armenia Porkashyan is mostly found in: Tavush Province, where 83 percent are found, Yerevan, where 10 percent are found and Kotayk Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Armenia Porkashyan occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porksheyan | 90 | 187 | / |
| Pourkashan | 90 | 11 | / |
| Prkashan | 89 | 3 | / |
| Pourkashani | 86 | 131 | / |
| Poorkashani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Prakashan | 84 | 1,033 | / |
| Parkashan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Prikashan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Prekashan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pour Kashani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Prkashn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pirkashani | 80 | 9 | / |
| Parksheyan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Prakashany | 80 | 6 | / |
| Prakashani | 80 | 4 | / |
| Parikashan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prakashn | 78 | 59 | / |
| Prokshyn | 78 | 9 | / |
| Prakshan | 78 | 6 | / |
| Prkashni | 78 | 4 | / |
| Prakshyn | 78 | 3 | / |
| Prykshan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Prikshan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Prakashaani | 76 | 1 | / |
| Parkashjain | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pour-E-Kashani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Prokoshyn | 74 | 141 | / |
| Prakashni | 74 | 59 | / |
| Parikshan | 74 | 56 | / |
| Prkashini | 74 | 14 | / |
| Prokashin | 74 | 14 | / |
| Prokshyna | 74 | 14 | / |
| Parkyshan | 74 | 7 | / |
| Prakshane | 74 | 6 | / |
| Prakshyna | 74 | 4 | / |
| Prakashen | 74 | 3 | / |
| Prokhshan | 74 | 3 | / |
| Pragashan | 74 | 2 | / |
| Parkishan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Prekashun | 74 | 1 | / |
| Prokashen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Prakshani | 74 | 1 | / |
| Porokshin | 74 | 1 | / |
| Parkesyan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Boroukashani | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prokoshyna | 70 | 132 | / |
| Prakashini | 70 | 67 | / |
| Berkashani | 70 | 15 | / |
| Pourrokhshani | 70 | 9 | / |
| Prokashina | 70 | 8 | / |
| Prokhoshyn | 70 | 3 | / |
| Barkashian | 70 | 1 | / |
| Parukshana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Prokshin | 67 | 164 | / |
| Prakshin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Barakhashan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Purkayashna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brakshan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pruekshawan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prokhoshyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purrakishan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perkshin | 67 | 0 | / |
Porkashyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Porkashyan in the Russian language | ||
| Поркашян | porkasan | - |
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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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- 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 Porkashyan
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