Pohori Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pohori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
India441:17,433,304271,013
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Pohori (37) may also be a first name.

Pohori Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pohori is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohori? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pohori is the 1,828,462nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Pohori are found; 51 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname Pohori is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea Pohori is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent live and Slovakia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohorei9226/
Pohorui928/
Pohoryi922/
Pohorio921/
Pohorie921/
Pohorai921/
Pohari83120/
Pohore8347/
Pohory8325/
Pahori835/
Pooari832/
Phaorit7748/
Paehori7724/
Poharai7719/
Pohoroa771/
Pohoire771/
Phoasri771/
Pouorie771/
Po'orai771/
Pahorai771/
Pahouri771/
Paori73454/
Poari7345/
Pohorest714/
Poojhari713/
Phoaurai712/
Pooautri711/
Pohare673,541/
Pahore672,806/
Paouri67152/
Pohary6716/
Poaris673/
Paosri672/
Phaora672/
Pouore672/
Pooary672/
Poahre672/
Poarie671/
Poháre671/
Peuori671/
Paoriy671/

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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 Pohori
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