Prokofenko Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Prokofenko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
Prokofenko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prokofenko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prokofenko (Russian: Прокофенко) is most common in Kazakhstan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prokofenko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Prokofenko are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,210,312. In Kazakhstan Prokofenko is mostly concentrated in: Karaganda Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Kazakhstan Prokofenko exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 35 percent live and Russia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prokovenko | 90 | 1 | / |
| Prokhovenko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Porkovenko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brakovenko | 70 | 111 | / |
| Prokhovnik | 70 | 47 | / |
| Prokhovnyk | 70 | 41 | / |
| Prokovnyuk | 70 | 1 | / |
| Porokhovnyk | 67 | 164 | / |
| Porokhovnik | 67 | 93 | / |
| Parokhovnik | 67 | 13 | / |
| Parkhovenko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porkhovenko | 67 | 1 | / |
Prokofenko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prokofenko in the Russian language | ||
| Прокофенко | prokofenko | - |
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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 Prokofenko
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