Porsnev Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Porsnev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
The alternate forms: Poršnev (15) & Porşnev (3) are calculated separately.
Porsnev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porsnev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Porsnev is more frequently found in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Poršnev or Porşnev. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Porsnev? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Porsnev are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most common in Moldova, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 712,274. In Moldova it is primarily concentrated in: Chișinău Municipality, where 100 percent live. Barring Moldova it is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poršnev | 95 | 15 | / |
| Porşnev | 95 | 3 | / |
| Porshnev | 93 | 1,139 | / |
| Porsneva | 93 | 22 | / |
| Porsnevs | 93 | 2 | / |
| Porshneva | 88 | 1,156 | / |
| Porshniev | 88 | 1 | / |
| Persnev | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pershnev | 80 | 14 | / |
| Parshnev | 80 | 10 | / |
| Purshnev | 80 | 4 | / |
| Poršneva | 80 | 4 | / |
| Porshnov | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pursneva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Porşneva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Porshnyov | 75 | 181 | / |
| Purshneva | 75 | 166 | / |
| Parshneva | 75 | 26 | / |
| Persnov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Poršņevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purshnyov | 63 | 7 | / |
| Parshnyov | 63 | 5 | / |
| Parszniew | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Porsnev
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