Povysheva Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Povysheva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Povysheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6801:211,94623,131
Ukraine651:700,34973,397
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Povysheva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Povysheva (Russian: Повышева) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Povysheva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Povysheva? popularity and diffusion

Povysheva is the 440,539th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Povysheva live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 680 people, or 1 in 211,946. In Russia it is primarily found in: Kirov Oblast, where 27 percent are found, Udmurt Republic, where 21 percent are found and Moscow, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia Povysheva occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Povysheva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Povysheva surname are 16.02% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 62.79% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povyshaeva952/
Povyshev94730/
Povisheva894/
Pavysheva892/
Pevysheva892/
Povyshchev841/
Pavyshev8248/
Povychev826/
Povishev823/
Poviseva823/
Pevisheva781/
Pohvisceva742/
Pavicheva675/
Pavichev599/
Pavechev591/

Povysheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Povysheva in the Russian language
Повышеваpovyseva-

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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 Povysheva
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