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Where Does The Last Name Por Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Por (Hindi: पोर, Marathi: पोर, Russian: Пор) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pór or Pôr. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Por? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 35,355^th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 487,396 people. The last name Por occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Por live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 41,498^th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 17,596 people.

The surname Por is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 10,550 people, or 1 in 7,278. In Iran Por is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Iran this surname is found in 80 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Por Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Por has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Por last name grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Por Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Por surname are 5.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Por earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.39% less than the national average, earning $39,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.4% more than the national average, earning $81,184 CAD per year.