Pozhensky Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pozhensky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pozhensky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia701:2,058,901127,116
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293

Pozhensky Last Name Facts

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

Pozhensky (Russian: Поженский) occurs most in Russia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pozhensky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pozhensky reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Pozhensky is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 2,058,901. In Russia Pozhensky is primarily concentrated in: Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 40 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 17 percent live and Samara Oblast, where 14 percent live. Outside of Russia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.

Pozhensky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pozhensky last name are 37.44% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 84.21% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pozhensky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pozhensky in the Russian language
Поженскийpozenskij-

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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 Pozhensky
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