Povzhik Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Povzhik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Povzhik 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
Belarus971:97,94914,999
Russia831:1,736,422113,466
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Povzhik Demographics

Povzhik Political Affiliation
in Russia

Sample size: 8 (2016)

Russia
Average

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Povzhik Last Name Facts

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

Povzhik (Russian: Повжик) is most common in Belarus. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Povzhik? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Povzhik live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Povzhik is most widespread in Belarus, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 97,949. In Belarus it is primarily found in: Gomel Region, where 87 percent reside, Minsk, where 10 percent reside and Vitebsk Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Belarus this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 46 percent reside.

Povzhik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Povzhik last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

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
Povzik9216/
Povzhyk86201/
Pavzhik861/
Povzhikova827/
Povzyk77224/
Povžik771/
Povzikova7523/
Povzhykova713/
Pavcik6251/
Povsic6233/
Powzyk6214/
Pawzik621/
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Povzhik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Povzhik in the Russian language
Повжикpovzik-

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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 Povzhik
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