Postrekhina Surname

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

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Postrekhina 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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Postrekhina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Postrekhina 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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Postrekhina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postrekhina (Russian: Пострехина) occurs most in Russia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postrekhina? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Postrekhina are found; 82 percent are found in North Asia and 82 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Postrekhina is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 3,695,463. In Russia Postrekhina is mostly found in: Omsk Oblast, where 59 percent live, Republic of Buryatia, where 13 percent live and Kemerovo Oblast, where 10 percent live. Beside Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Postrekhina Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Postrekhina surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Postrekhina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postrekhina in the Russian language
Пострехинаpostrehina-

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