Porebski Surname

429,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Porebski Surname User-submission:

The original meaning of the name is 'woods man'. Porebski was established as a noble surname in 1778 with a officer whom is now only known by his last name: Porębski.

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Porebski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
France2041:325,60249,364
Poland1081:351,93339,522
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia331:818,05251,601
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Norway131:395,56035,657
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Sweden101:984,67673,605
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Porebski Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The original meaning of the name is 'woods man'. Porebski was established as a noble surname in 1778 with a officer whom is now only known by his last name: Porębski. He was a Vice-Elder of the city of Chełm in south eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, whom in 1778 was promoted to the rank of swordsman and became nobility which approved the name officially

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Porebski Last Name Facts

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

Porebski is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Porebski? popularity and diffusion

It is the 429,044th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,064,112 people. The last name Porebski occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Porebski reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 1,589,732. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 45 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent are found and Poland, where 13 percent are found.

Porebski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Porebski last name are 40.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Porebski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.51% less than the national average, earning 237,027 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.54% more than the national average, earning $52,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $59,441 CAD per year.

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