Porbes Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Porbes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porbes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Porbes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porbes occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porbes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Porbes is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Porbes live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Porbes is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,461,875. Excluding Poland it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.

Porbes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Porbes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Porbes surname decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Porbes Last Name Statistics demography

Porbes earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phorbes925/
Porbesh922/
Pourbes921/
Porbe9110/
Parbes83665/
Pourbe8320/
Perbes8320/
Porbis8310/
Purbes832/
Phorbe832/
Poorbe831/
Porbet830/
Porves830/
Parbesh7725/
Pourbei777/
Parbees771/
Porbett771/
Porbeit771/
Perbesh771/
Porzues771/
Purbets770/
Porba7317/
Parbe737/
Porve733/
Porbi731/
Pourbois712/
Pourveis711/
Pourbehesht711/
Poorboys711/
Parves6723,383/
Purves676,056/
Parbez671,332/
Parbej67784/
Parbey67439/
Poorve67102/
Parber6737/
Purbis6737/
Pourby6737/
Perbis6731/
Parwes6721/
Pourba6719/
Porbay6714/
Porvis6711/
Pourbi676/
Porboy675/
Parues672/
Phorba671/
Porbit671/
Porvey671/
Peurbe671/
Perbez671/
Porwis671/
Parbeh671/
Parbet671/
Poruis671/
Porvez671/
Parbie671/
Porbahaie671/
Poorbi671/
Parbex670/
Parbee670/
Phorby670/
Pourve670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Porbes
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