Phora Surname
Approximately 3,756 people bear this surname
Phora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,551 | 1:15,257 | 1,922 |
| Lesotho | 76 | 1:26,744 | 5,250 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Pakistan | 49 | 1:3,645,794 | 27,204 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Phorä (1) are calculated separately.
Phora (353) may also be a first name.
Phora Demographics
Average Phora Salary in
South Africa
R 133,788
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Phora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phora (Hindi: फोरा, Oriya: େଫାରା) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Phorä. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phora? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 121,856th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,940,241 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Phora are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 463,770th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 353 people.
Phora is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 3,551 people, or 1 in 15,257. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 46 percent are found, Gauteng, where 34 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent are found. Besides South Africa it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.
Phora Last Name Statistics demography
Phora earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning R 133,788 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phora in the Oriya language | ||
| େଫାରା | ephara | - |
| Phora in the Hindi language | ||
| फोरा | phora | 92.38 |
| फोरां | phoram | 6.67 |
| फॉर | phora | 0.95 |
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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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- 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 Phora
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