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

The surname Pora (Bengali: পোড়া, Hindi: पोरा, Marathi: पोरा, Oriya: େପାରା) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Póra, Porã, Pöra, Porá or Porâ. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pora.

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

This surname is the 28,966^th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 393,114 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Pora reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 124,671^st most frequently held given name in the world, held by 3,294 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 8,377 people, or 1 in 91,568. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 97 percent reside, Gujarat, where 2 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Pora Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pora has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pora surname increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pora Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pora surname is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Pora last name are 9.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.76% registered with the party.

The amount Pora earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $45,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.08% more than the national average, earning $76,054 CAD per year.