Porokhonko Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Porokhonko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porokhonko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine701:650,32469,671
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Belarus551:172,74722,906
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Porokhonko Last Name Facts

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

Porokhonko (Russian: Порохонько) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porokhonko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,218,745th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname Porokhonko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Porokhonko reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 650,324. In Ukraine it is most common in: Ternopil Oblast, where 86 percent are found, Zhytomyr Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Besides Ukraine Porokhonko occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 34 percent are found and Belarus, where 29 percent are found.

Porokhonko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Porokhonko last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Porokhonko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porokhonko in the Russian language
Порохонькоporohonko-

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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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  • 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 Porokhonko
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