Pravoslav Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pravoslav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pravoslav 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
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pravoslav (264) may also be a first name.

Pravoslav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pravoslav (Russian: Православь) occurs most in Russia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pravoslav click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pravoslav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Pravoslav occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Pravoslav reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 547,545th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 264 people.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Pravoslav is primarily found in: Mari El Republic, where 50 percent live and Moscow, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Russia Pravoslav is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

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
Pravoslaviya861/
Parvosolov749/
Provolov718/
Bravo Silva7015/
Parvosolova706/
Bravo Salvo701/
Bravo-Silva701/
Provolova6730/
Pravalova672/
Pereveslov6317/
Pereveslova6018/
Perevyaslov603/
Perevyaslova572/
Provalova56204/
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Pravoslav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pravoslav in the Russian language
Православьpravoslav-

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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 Pravoslav
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