Postrigan Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Postrigan Surname User-submission:

This surname traces its origin from the verb, postrigat, (with a soft t) in the dialect of the Don Cossacks. It means 'to cut hair'. It is very likely that postrigan, with a soft n was originally a nickname of 'barbers' and 'hairdressers'.

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Postrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4841:297,77530,538
Kazakhstan711:249,04921,962
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Postrigan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname traces its origin from the verb, postrigat, (with a soft t) in the dialect of the Don Cossacks. It means 'to cut hair'. It is very likely that postrigan, with a soft n was originally a nickname of 'barbers' and 'hairdressers'.

In Ukrainian and Russian, postriga came to mean a monk whose hair was cut during the rite of conferring the tonsure. Among the Don Cossacks, postrig refers to the first ritual hair cut that a young boy receives around the age of 1-3.

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Postrigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postrigan (Russian: Постригань) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Postrigan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postrigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 546,286th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,436,085 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Postrigan reside; 66 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 297,775. In Russia it is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 27 percent live, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 14 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent live. Besides Russia Postrigan occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Postrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Postrigan last name are 0.82% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 45.95% registered with the political party.

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Postrigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postrigan in the Russian language
Постриганьpostrigan-

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