Prokofeva Surname

26,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Prokofeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prokofeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia16,3701:8,8041,170
Ukraine2,8251:16,1142,158
Belarus4061:23,4023,981
Kazakhstan1211:146,13614,751
Uzbekistan1031:300,2838,324
Kyrgyzstan591:101,23112,280
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Prokofeva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prokofeva (Russian: Прокофьева) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prokofeva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,935th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 365,400 people. The last name Prokofeva is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Prokofeva are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is held by 16,370 people, or 1 in 8,804. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 11 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 14 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Prokofeva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Prokofeva last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Orthodox (78%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Prokofeva surname are 17.64% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 64.41% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prokofeva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prokofeva in the Russian language
Прокофьеваprokofeva-

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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 Prokofeva
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