Pozhuy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Pozhuy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Pozhuy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pozhuy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pozhuy (Russian: Пожуй) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pozhuy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Pozhuy reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Pozhuy is most common in: Moscow, where 50 percent reside and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 50 percent reside. Beside Russia Pozhuy occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 25 percent reside and Belarus, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pozhuy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pozhuy in the Russian language | ||
| Пожуй | pozuj | - |
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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 Pozhuy
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