Prigozhaya Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Prigozhaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prigozhaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1551:61,29710,301
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Prigozhaya Last Name Facts

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

Prigozhaya (Russian: Пригожая) is more frequently found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prigozhaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,020,242nd most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Prigozhaya are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Prigozhaya is most frequent in Belarus, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 61,297. In Belarus it is most numerous in: Vitebsk Region, where 40 percent live, Grodno Region, where 32 percent live and Minsk, where 14 percent live. Barring Belarus it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 37 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent live.

Prigozhaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Prigozhaya last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prigozhiya902/
Prigozhy8969/
Prigozha897/
Prigozhiy84206/
Prigozhyy841/
Prigozaja841/
Prigozy8210/
Prigohzy787/
Prigozija742/
Prygozy711/
Prigoci5929/
Prygoży594/
Prygoża591/
Prigodsci531/

Prigozhaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prigozhaya in the Russian language
Пригожаяprigozaa-

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