Povchenets Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Povchenets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Povchenets Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus321:296,90833,328
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Povchenets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Povchenets (Russian: Повченец) is more frequently found in Belarus than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Povchenets? popularity and diffusion

The last name Povchenets is the 3,432,070th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Povchenets reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Belarus, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 296,908. In Belarus Povchenets is primarily concentrated in: Gomel Region, where 75 percent are found, Minsk Region, where 22 percent are found and Minsk, where 3 percent are found. Beside Belarus this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavchenets9025/
Povchinets905/
Pavhene719/
Povchanič6314/
Pawcenis5625/

Povchenets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Povchenets in the Russian language
Повченецpovcenec-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Povchenets
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