Prokof'ev Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Prokof'ev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Prokof'ev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prokof'ev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prokof'ev is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prokof'ev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Prokof'ev is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Prokof'ev are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow Oblast, where 33 percent live, Bashkortostan Republic, where 17 percent live and Kaliningrad Oblast, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prokof'eva | 95 | 15 | / |
| Prokofev | 94 | 23,043 | / |
| Prokofeva | 89 | 19,944 | / |
| Prokofiev | 89 | 420 | / |
| Prokofeev | 89 | 6 | / |
| Prokoffev | 89 | 3 | / |
| Prokoffeva | 84 | 4 | / |
| Prokopfeva | 84 | 2 | / |
| Prakofev | 82 | 62 | / |
| Prokofef | 82 | 19 | / |
| Procofev | 82 | 3 | / |
| Prokofov | 82 | 2 | / |
| Prokofew | 82 | 1 | / |
| Prokofiv | 82 | 1 | / |
| Prokofiew | 78 | 71 | / |
| Prakofeva | 78 | 41 | / |
| Procofiev | 78 | 38 | / |
| Prokofief | 78 | 5 | / |
| Prakofiev | 78 | 3 | / |
| Procofeva | 78 | 3 | / |
| Prakofeev | 78 | 1 | / |
| Prokofieff | 74 | 49 | / |
| Procofieff | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Prokof'ev
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