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

Porokh (Russian: Порох) occurs most in Russia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 273,426^th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,124,856 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Porokh reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Porokh is also the 2,084,397^th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 26 people.

The surname Porokh is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 639 people, or 1 in 225,545. In Russia Porokh is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 11 percent are found, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Not including Russia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 43 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Porokh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Porokh surname is predominantly Orthodox (97%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Porokh last name are 1.44% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 48.21% being registered with the party.