Postrekhin Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Postrekhin Surname User-submission:

Strekha is an old Russian word for the main beam under the roof of a house. One of their forebears was hung on such a beam, but wiggled out and survived. Initially the name was Podstrekhin (meaning under strekha), but one consonant was dropped over time.

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Postrekhin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Postrekhin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Strekha is an old Russian word for the main beam under the roof of a house. One of their forebears was hung on such a beam, but wiggled out and survived. Initially the name was Podstrekhin (meaning under strekha), but one consonant was dropped over time.

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Postrekhin Last Name Facts

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

Postrekhin (Russian: Пострехин) is most common in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Postrekhin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Postrekhin is predominantly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Postrekhin live; 45 percent live in North Asia and 45 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

Postrekhin is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia it is primarily found in: Omsk Oblast, where 50 percent are found, Moscow, where 38 percent are found and Republic of Buryatia, where 13 percent are found. Besides Russia Postrekhin is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Postrekhin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postrekhin in the Russian language
Пострехинpostrehin-

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