Surname

Prokofiev

Prokofiev is a surname from Russian. It is used in English, Italian, and Portuguese.

Original RussianПрокофьев

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Prokofiev comes from Russian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Russian Проко́фьев.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Prokofiev’s family of names

In Italian usage, Prokofiev as a surname has a related form in Prokof'ev. In Italian usage, Prokofiev as a surname has a related form in Prokof'ev. In Italian usage, Prokofiev as a surname has a related form in Prokofev.

Walk Prokofiev’s family in the name graph

ProkofievΠροκόφιεβProkof'evProkofjevProkofevПрокофьев

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Prokofiev has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.

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Russianwhere Prokofiev comes from · 1 name

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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