Poverzhuk Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Poverzhuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poverzhuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2271:200,54127,123
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Poverzhuk Last Name Facts

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

Poverzhuk (Russian: Повержук) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Poverzhuk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poverzhuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 937,786th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name Poverzhuk is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Poverzhuk live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Poverzhuk is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 200,541. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 32 percent are found, Odessa Oblast, where 30 percent are found and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 28 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Moldova, where 2 percent are found.

Poverzhuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Poverzhuk surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poverzuk941/
Poverchuk8932/
Poverzuks891/
Paverzhuk891/
Pobezhuk8215/
Poverjuk821/
Pochveruk7864/
Povarczuk784/
Poberczuk781/
Poverjuc7173/
Potvyruk711/
Pouveroux6736/
Powarczuk6726/
Pochvyruk671/
Powiedziuk6315/
Powarczuck631/
Povirjuc592/
Povarciuc5659/

Poverzhuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poverzhuk in the Russian language
Повержукpoverzuk-

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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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  • 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 Poverzhuk
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