Povyshev Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Povyshev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Povyshev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6241:230,96624,804
Ukraine571:798,64480,335
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Povyshev Last Name Facts

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

Povyshev (Russian: Повышев) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Povyshev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 462,174th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Povyshev live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 624 people, or 1 in 230,966. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Kirov Oblast, where 29 percent reside, Udmurt Republic, where 25 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent reside.

Povyshev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Povyshev surname is principally Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States Povyshev are 17.64% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 64.41% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povysheva94777/
Povyshchev891/
Pavyshev8848/
Povychev886/
Povishev883/
Pevyshev882/
Povisheva824/
Pavysheva822/
Poviseva753/
Pevischev719/
Povesov675/
Pohvisceva672/
Pavichev639/
Pavechev631/
Pavicevs501/

Povyshev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Povyshev in the Russian language
Повышевpovysev-

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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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  • 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 Povyshev
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