Poraka Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Poraka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
Poraka (11) may also be a first name.
Poraka Demographics
Average Poraka Salary in
South Africa
R 30,732
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Poraka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poraka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poraka (Marathi: पोरका) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poraka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Poraka reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Poraka is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 11 people.
Poraka is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 181,194. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 80 percent are found, Western, where 11 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 7 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.
Poraka Last Name Statistics demography
Poraka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.07% less than the national average, earning R 30,732 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poraka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poraka in the Marathi language | ||
| पोरका | poraka | - |
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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 Poraka
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