Povkhan Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Povkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Povkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2921:155,90021,620
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Povkhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Povkhan (Russian: Повхан) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Povkhan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 887,624th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Povkhan are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 155,900. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 91 percent live, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 3 percent live and Kiev, where 1 percent live. Not including Ukraine this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Povkhan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Povkhan last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povchan8634/
Povhane8630/
Pavhan7753/
Powhan7715/
Powkan771/
Pobhan771/
Popkan771/
Pavhane71547/
Povchanová7110/
Pasvhan718/
Pewkhan711/
Powkhon711/
Powkham710/
Phowchan674/
Papkan6218/
Pawhan623/
Pabhan623/
Pawkan621/
Popkam621/
Pobjan621/
Pabkan621/
Pawhane575/
Popcean573/
Pasvqan573/
Pabkham571/
Popcann571/
Phabhan571/
Paswhan571/
Podpcan571/
Phapkham5316/

Povkhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Povkhan in the Russian language
Повханpovhan-

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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 Povkhan
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