Poorun Surname

320,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Poorun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poorun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius9211:1,404182
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Luxembourg551:10,5551,817
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Poorun (577) may also be a first name.

Poorun Last Name Facts

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

Poorun occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poorun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 320,495th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,250,039 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Poorun live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 348,718th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 577 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Mauritius, where it is carried by 921 people, or 1 in 1,404. In Mauritius Poorun is primarily concentrated in: Grand Port District, where 21 percent reside, Plaines Wilhems District, where 19 percent reside and Rivière du Rempart District, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Mauritius this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 5 percent reside.

Poorun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poorun last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Poorun earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.08% more than the national average, earning R 354,264 per year and in United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pooreun922/
Pooraun922/
Poorhun922/
Porun9121/
Phoorung861/
Porung83151/
Poerun83107/
Pourun8316/
Pohrun835/
Porhun834/
Poroun832/
Pooron831/
Poirun831/
Porunt831/
Poorum831/
Phorung7741/
Photrun778/
Pourzun771/
Porrung771/
Pourunt771/
Pourung771/
Porutin771/
Potrund770/
Poron731,039/
Parun73323/
Purun73263/
Porum736/
Porón732/
Poruń731/
Porunova71676/
Photrung71205/
Pourraun7123/
Phooroen711/
Pourhoun711/
Poiron671,749/
Paruin671,465/
Pahrun67527/
Pharun67459/
Parung67444/
Porron67286/
Patrun67102/
Purung6761/
Purrun6753/
Purgun6745/
Paraun6731/
Purğun6727/
Parhun6725/
Pouron6723/
Paroon6719/
Phurun6713/
Paarun6712/
Porhunova679/
Porrón678/
Purund676/
Paurun675/
Phoron674/
Puroon674/
Phorum673/
Parune673/
Parund673/
Pojrum672/
Paruhn672/
Pasrun672/
Paroun672/
Poroum671/
Putrun671/
Pargun671/
Parrun671/
Porzon671/
Parutn671/
Pohrunová671/
Purune671/
Poruim671/
Pureun671/
Porrum670/
Parunt670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poorun
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