Porshnov Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Porshnov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Porshnov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Porshnov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porshnov (Russian: Поршнов) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porshnov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Porshnov reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Porshnov is most frequent in: Moscow, where 100 percent reside. Not including Russia Porshnov occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 25 percent reside and Ukraine, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porshnova941/
Porshnev881,139/
Parshnova822/
Porsnev807/
Persnov803/
Pershnev7514/
Parshnev7510/
Parsnow6745/
Poršnev6715/
Persnev674/
Porşnev673/
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Porshnov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porshnov in the Russian language
Поршновporsnov-

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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 Porshnov
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