Poporayi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Poporayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poporayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678

Poporayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poporayi has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poporayi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Poporayi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Poporayi is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa Poporayi is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Western Cape, where 22 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside.

Poporayi Last Name Statistics demography

Poporayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.27% less than the national average, earning R 58,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poporhayi941/
Poporai931/
Poparayi884/
Paporay808/
Poparai801/
Poparay801/
Poporea801/
Poporie801/
Paporzai759/
Phopharay7133/
Poipoirau711/
Paparai67174/
Paparay671/
Poporou671/

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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 Poporayi
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