Popora Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

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

Popora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Solomon Islands221:26,3655,164
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Popora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popora (Russian: Попора) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popora? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Popora are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 66 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Popora is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea Popora is primarily concentrated in: Northern, where 81 percent are found, Gulf, where 17 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Popora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Popora has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Popora last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podpora921,243/
Poporad9226/
Potpora928/
Poporea921/
Poporai921/
Popouras8624/
Poupoura862/
Popara831,197/
Popera83724/
Poporo83126/
Popori83124/
Papora8395/
Popore8352/
Popura8311/
Pepora832/
Poupouras801/
Poipoirau801/
Poupore77651/
Potpara77504/
Poparad77207/
Poporis77179/
Popoori7733/
Poporet7729/
Popoire7719/
Popores7717/
Poupera7716/
Poperai7715/
Paspora7711/
Popoure7710/
Paporay778/
Poporos776/
Pospori774/
Poporez773/
Poparat772/
Poporys772/
Poputra772/
Poupori771/
Poppura771/
Poppori771/
Poppara771/
Poporie771/
Popoory771/
Poparay771/
Poparai771/
Pospara771/
Padpora771/
Papoora771/
Poiporo771/
Poporou771/
Poperaj771/
Phopore771/
Phopara771/
Popouro771/
Popotre771/
Posporis7150/
Paporzai719/
Popohryz717/
Popparat717/
Pohpeera714/
Phoparat712/
Poupoure711/
Phaporoa711/
Pachpora711/
Poppoori711/
Poporich711/
Popuri675,330/
Pepera671,065/
Papara671,058/
Papera67979/
Paporo67426/
Papura67311/
Papore6786/
Poupooree6769/
Popare6762/
Papèra6746/
Phopharay6733/
Popară6728/
Papori6714/
Popari6713/
Popury6712/
Peporo675/
Poppharat674/
Păpara674/
Poparo673/
Pepara673/
Phopparat672/
Popure672/
Popero672/
Poodphore672/
Paporé672/
Phopharat671/
Popohress671/
Poopattra671/
Paupora'a671/
Potpourri670/

Popora Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popora in the Russian language
Попораpopora-

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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 Popora
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