Porokhov Surname

265,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Porokhov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porokhov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8471:170,15719,295
Georgia4521:8,2871,873
Ukraine771:591,20465,049
Kazakhstan581:304,87125,574
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
France21:33,211,361423,184
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Porokhov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porokhov (Georgian: პოროხოვი, Russian: Порохов) is most common in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porokhov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 265,828th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,954,144 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Porokhov are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 847 people, or 1 in 170,157. In Russia Porokhov is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 19 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Russia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 31 percent reside and Ukraine, where 5 percent reside.

Porokhov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Porokhov surname is primarily Orthodox (96%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Porokhov surname are 7.86% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.63% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Porokhov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porokhov in the Georgian language
პოროხოვიporokhovi-
Porokhov in the Russian language
Пороховporohov-

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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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