Poors Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Poors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Poors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poors is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Poors.

How Common Is The Last Name Poors? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Poors live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Poors is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Poors is primarily concentrated in: Maine, where 100 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 6 percent live.

Poors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poors has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poors last name grew 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poors surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Poors earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.96% less than the national average, earning $24,612 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pors891,681/
Porst80950/
Porse80341/
Porsh80231/
Pours8099/
Porss8036/
Porsz8032/
Phors8010/
Poers809/
Porrs804/
Potrs803/
Poirs800/
Pohrs800/
Puors800/
Porsch733,411/
Porshe73231/
Poursh73142/
Porszt7330/
Porsse734/
Pourse733/
Bporse731/
Phorse731/
Pforst731/
Poorch731/
Poitrs731/
Pourrs730/
Phorst730/
Porsth730/
Pars673,087/
Porsche671,748/
Porš67152/
Porsova6766/
Purs6756/
Poortje673/
Porx671/
Porsová671/
Poursch670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Poors
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