Poroshko Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Poroshko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poroshko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Poroshko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poroshko (Russian: Порошко) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poroshko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Poroshko are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia it is primarily found in: Saint Petersburg, where 50 percent live, Moscow, where 25 percent live and Omsk Oblast, where 25 percent live. Excluding Russia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 38 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porosko932/
Potroschko891/
Porushko8811/
Poroszko882/
Poroko8632/
Potrashko825/
Potrushko821/
Porodko80810/
Porotko8063/
Poroyko8016/
Perosko8010/
Pooroko801/
Porasko801/
Poroiko801/
Poroska801/
Porozko801/
Porroko801/
Phoroko801/
Poroszka75112/
Potroško7579/
Poruchko7545/
Parashko7538/
Porutsko7537/
Porashka7523/
Poraszko758/
Porotska753/
Patrashko71300/
Poroco71237/
Poroka7156/
Paroko7120/
Porako7111/
Putrushko711/
Peresko67103/
Porakos6757/
Puroska6750/
Porokka6746/
Parasko6740/
Porakou6729/
Poradko6715/
Paroska677/
Porozco675/
Potrako675/
Paresko674/
Porocka671/
Porezko671/
Parokou671/
Poroška671/
Poroškaová671/
Poreska671/
Parashkhoo671/
Pareshkooh671/

Poroshko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poroshko in the Russian language
Порошкоporosko-

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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 Poroshko
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