Prohorov Surname

214,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Prohorov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prohorov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,5261:94,44511,720
Kazakhstan1251:141,46014,383
Israel731:117,22812,979
Belarus671:141,80719,862
Moldova331:107,92012,675
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Latvia61:341,67426,199
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
England21:27,859,030389,889
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Prohorov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prohorov is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prohorov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prohorov is the 214,907th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,809,486 people. The surname Prohorov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Prohorov live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 1,526 people, or 1 in 94,445. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 16 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent live and Republic of Tatarstan, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.

Prohorov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Prohorov surname is chiefly Orthodox (74%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Prohorov last name are 7.2% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.97% being registered with the party.

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