Poshva Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Poshva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poshva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1211:78,52112,586
Ukraine1041:437,71851,897
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Poshva Last Name Facts

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

Poshva (Russian: Пошва) is more frequently found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poshva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 895,817th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The surname Poshva occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Poshva are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Belarus, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 78,521. In Belarus Poshva is primarily found in: Brest Region, where 84 percent are found, Minsk, where 12 percent are found and Grodno Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Belarus this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 35 percent are found and Russia, where 20 percent are found.

Poshva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Christian (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Poshva are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Poshva earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $42,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posva9130/
Posvai8337/
Peshva838/
Poshba835/
Pashva835/
Pochva831/
Pova80461/
Phoshwa771/
Pozsvai771/
Potsuha771/
Poswa736,463/
Povoa733,189/
Povea733,188/
Povah73454/
Pahva73195/
Posvo73106/
Povay7382/
Pošva7358/
Povaz7345/
Povas7328/
Phava7326/
Pouva7323/
Poiva7320/
Pasva7320/
Povad737/
Puova736/
Phova735/
Posua735/
Ppova733/
Povai732/
Povha732/
Pesva731/
Posvi731/
Povap731/
Povóa731/
Pohwa731/
Pobha731/
Povat731/
Phoshuay711/
Pooshbaz711/
Phoswa673,592/
Pahava672,761/
Poszwa67747/
Pohyba67571/
Pashua67442/
Pachva67178/
Phavad67136/
Peshwa6769/
Povacz6750/
Poshbi6749/
Pathva6742/
Povaha6738/
Pohwat6729/
Powaha6724/
Pahvah6721/
Posway6720/
Posvyt6719/
Podschwat6719/
Poibha6715/
Pošvai6710/
Posvit678/
Po'uha678/
Pósvai678/
Poovad677/
Podtschwa676/
Pochua675/
Phouva675/
Pasvas675/
Phavat674/
Poswwa674/
Pasvau673/
Pasvad673/
Phavaj673/
Pavosh672/
Pashvi672/
Pouvas672/
Pashwa672/
Phobha671/
Poesua671/
Poeswa671/
Posuea671/
Poswat671/
Phothvath671/
Phosua671/
Poosua671/
Poothvach671/
Poovat671/
Pothua671/
Potsua671/
Povatt671/
Poswad671/
Pochwa671/
Phavas671/
Pasvay671/
Patsva671/
Poshby670/

Poshva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poshva in the Russian language
Пошваposva-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poshva
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