Poznyak Surname

63,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Poznyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poznyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus5,8021:1,63881
Russia1,8751:76,8669,823
Kazakhstan751:235,76721,064
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Poznyak Last Name Facts

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

Poznyak (Russian: Позняк) occurs in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poznyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 63,304th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 920,842 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Poznyak reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Poznyak is most widespread in Belarus, where it is held by 5,802 people, or 1 in 1,638. In Belarus it is most prevalent in: Vitebsk Region, where 23 percent reside, Minsk, where 20 percent reside and Grodno Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Belarus Poznyak is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Poznyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Poznyak surname are 5.49% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 52.26% registered to vote for the party.

Poznyak earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.23% less than the national average, earning $38,737 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porznyak931/
Pozniak865,722/
Paznyak86176/
Poznjak8616/
Puznyak869/
Posnyak867/
Poznyakova821,220/
Puzhnyak8012/
Pozniaks801/
Poshnyak801/
Podznyakova781/
Pozniakova711,051/
Posniak71311/
Puzniak71239/
Požnjak7164/
Posnjak7143/
Pazniak7138/
Posnyák7137/
Poźniak7131/
Pozneac7120/
Posnyakova7117/
Paznyakova719/
Pozniaková717/
Pośniak715/
Pocnjak713/
Puzneak712/
Pozñiak711/
Pocniak711/
Pushnyak67148/
Pashnyak6747/
Posniack6739/
Peshnyak6734/
Pesznyák6713/
Paszniak6712/
Pazzniak677/
Puzniack672/
Pochniak672/
Puszniak671/
Puchnyak671/

Poznyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poznyak in the Russian language
Познякpoznak-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poznyak
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