Porath Surname

101,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Porath Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) In Genesis 49:22 Joseph is given the descriptive title Porath and thus a Joseph took this as a family name.

Porath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0071:40,1125,295
United States1,7541:206,64720,253
Brazil4541:471,52917,839
Sweden1121:87,9176,459
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Israel581:147,54515,555
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Porath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) In Genesis 49:22 Joseph is given the descriptive title Porath and thus a Joseph took this as a family name.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Porath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porath is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porath? popularity and diffusion

Porath is the 101,841st most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,572,625 people. The last name Porath occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Porath are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Porath is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 2,007 people, or 1 in 40,112. In Germany Porath is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Porath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Porath has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Porath surname increased 1,772 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Porath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Porath last name are 9.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Porath earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $46,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $48,777 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poraths9218/
Porathe9210/
Porrath925/
Porhath921/
Pohrath921/
Poraath921/
Pourath921/
Phorath921/
Porat914,908/
Porate831,449/
Parath83563/
Pourat83284/
Poirat83160/
Potrat8373/
Perath8334/
Poorat8331/
Phorat8325/
Poratt8321/
Porrat8316/
Porgat839/
Porhat836/
Porzat831/
Porait831/
Pohrat831/
Poratz830/
Poroth830/
Parathe772,840/
Pourrat77695/
Photrat77371/
Pouraat77237/
Poitrat77146/
Pothrat7755/
Parasth7730/
Pourahd7719/
Potrats7717/
Phoorat7713/
Parhath777/
Pharath776/
Paurath776/
Parrath772/
Potrate772/
Poeratt771/
Potreat771/
Pooratz771/
Perrath771/
Potrast771/
Peraith770/
Parat733,101/
Perat73728/
Porot73392/
Porad7370/
Pérat7311/
Porač737/
Paratsch7130/
Poitrast7128/
Pourahad7125/
Paratthe719/
Peeradth716/
Poratova714/
Paarathe714/
Parasthe713/
Pattrath712/
Poratová712/
Parashth712/
Potrastz712/
Porahate711/
Pathrath711/
Pasrathe711/
Perheath711/
Parathth711/
Poireaut711/
Pourasht711/
Poorahad711/
Potraste711/
Potrattz711/
Phothrat711/
Potraitz710/
Parate6724,206/
Poirot676,068/
Paradh671,777/
Pharat67775/
Perhat67682/
Parrat67642/
Patrat67403/
Parast67344/
Porrot67330/
Pourzahad67220/
Peratt67195/
Paraut67152/
Peerat67102/
Perrat6793/
Pargat6787/
Paroth6782/
Peradh6775/
Parhat6774/
Paraat6769/
Peraut6765/
Parait6749/
Porote6748/
Paratz6747/
Pourad6747/
Paurat6736/
Porots6735/
Parats6732/
Paratt6731/
Perait6730/
Peroth6728/
Pärast6715/
Pourot6714/
Paerat6711/
Pereat679/
Pehrat678/
Pherat677/
Paratp675/
Potrać674/
Peraht673/
Porrad673/
Phorot673/
Potrot672/
Peradt672/
Poread671/
Porasd671/
Pharahath671/
Porost671/
Hparat671/
Pasrat671/
Poyrot671/
Poroit671/
Pourzraat671/
Porott670/
Pareat670/
Poorad670/
Pforad670/

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