Poshlyak Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Poshlyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poshlyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Poshlyak Last Name Facts

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

Poshlyak (Russian: Пошляк) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poshlyak? popularity and diffusion

Poshlyak is the 2,944,094th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Poshlyak are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Poshlyak is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 4,367,365. In Russia Poshlyak is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 39 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent are found and Bashkortostan Republic, where 6 percent are found. Beside Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 20 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Poshlyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Poshlyak last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Poshlyak are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pashlyak883/
Poslak8633/
Poshlyakova84183/
Pochlak801/
Pushlak801/
Poshlakova784/
Poslausk751/
Pashlakh751/
Pushlyakova741/
Paslak7143/
Paslack67101/
Puchlak6731/
Pozhlakova6716/
Poslock6710/
Passlak679/
Paslakh672/
Puslaks671/
Pashlakova671/

Poshlyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poshlyak in the Russian language
Пошлякposlak-

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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
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  • 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 Poshlyak
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