Poroshan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Israel

Poroshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poroshan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Israel41:2,139,40895,907

Poroshan Last Name Facts

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

Poroshan (Russian: Порошан) is found most in Ukraine. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poroshan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Poroshan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Poroshan live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,503,242. In Ukraine Poroshan is mostly concentrated in: Kiev, where 71 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 14 percent live and Odessa Oblast, where 14 percent live. Barring Ukraine Poroshan exists in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 36 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Poroshan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poroshan in the Russian language
Порошанporosan-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Poroshan
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