Prokofjev Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Prokofjev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 92 | 1:14,367 | 2,255 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 1:337,176 | 16,710 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Prokofjev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prokofjev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prokofjev is more commonly found in Estonia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prokofjev? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,710,039th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Prokofjev live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The last name Prokofjev is most frequently occurring in Estonia, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 14,367. Barring Estonia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prokofjeva | 95 | 860 | / |
| Prokofjevs | 95 | 312 | / |
| Prokofyev | 89 | 5,955 | / |
| Prokofiev | 89 | 420 | / |
| Prokofjew | 89 | 12 | / |
| Prokofjeff | 84 | 7 | / |
| Prakofjevs | 84 | 1 | / |
| Prokofiew | 78 | 71 | / |
| Procofiev | 78 | 38 | / |
| Prakofyev | 78 | 17 | / |
| Prokofief | 78 | 5 | / |
| Prokofyyv | 78 | 4 | / |
| Prakofiev | 78 | 3 | / |
| 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 Prokofjev
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