Prokhorskaya Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Prokhorskaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prokhorskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2231:646,29256,060
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Prokhorskaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prokhorskaya (Russian: Прохорская) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prokhorskaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,041,601st most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Prokhorskaya live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 646,292. In Russia Prokhorskaya is most prevalent in: Tambov Oblast, where 29 percent are found, Stavropol Krai, where 25 percent are found and Moscow, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and Uzbekistan, where 2 percent are found.

Prokhorskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Prokhorskaya last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prokhorskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prokhorskaya in the Russian language
Прохорскаяprohorskaa-

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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 Prokhorskaya
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