Prakofyev Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Prakofyev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prakofyev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664

Prakofyev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prakofyev is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prakofyev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prakofyev is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Prakofyev are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia Prakofyev is most common in: Belgorod Oblast, where 36 percent are found, Moscow, where 14 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent are found. Not including Russia Prakofyev occurs in one country. It is also common in Belarus, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prokofyev895,955/
Prakofiev893/
Prakofeev891/
Prokofiyev84687/
Prakofjevs841/
Prokofiev78420/
Prokofjev78114/
Prokofeev786/
Prokofyyv784/
Prokofjeva74860/
Prokofjevs74312/
Prokofiew6771/
Procofiev6738/
Prokofjew6712/
Prokofief675/
Prokofieff6349/
Prokofjeff637/
Procofieff531/

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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 Prakofyev
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