Cognomen Поворотный (Поворотный 
) , all around the world, is a rare last name. The surname Поворотный is characteristic of Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a very rare surname, and Kazakhstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Поворотный | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus |
Povorotniy, Povorotny, and Povorotnyi