Dimaporo Surname

169,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Dimaporo Surname User-submission:

Dimaporo is a Maranao surname, these people live in Northern Mindanao. Maranaos are also called 'people of the lake'. The di in Dimaporo means 'not' and maporo means 'high' or 'tall'.

Dimaporo means 'not tall'.

Dimaporo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,5331:39,9686,248
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Dimaporo (55) may also be a first name.

Dimaporo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dimaporo is a Maranao surname, these people live in Northern Mindanao. Maranaos are also called 'people of the lake'. The di in Dimaporo means 'not' and maporo means 'high' or 'tall'.

Dimaporo means 'not tall'.

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Dimaporo Last Name Facts

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

Dimaporo is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimaporo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 169,344th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,858,982 people. Dimaporo is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dimaporo are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 55 people.

This surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,533 people, or 1 in 39,968. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 60 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 22 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Dimaporo Last Name Statistics demography

Dimaporo earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 116.24% more than the national average, earning $93,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dimaporzo941/
Dimapuro8863/
Demaporo8813/
Dimaparo882/
Dimapora882/
Dimoporo881/
Dimapero881/
Demapuro751/
Dimapara751/
Dismaputra6710/
Demosparo591/

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