Porek Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Porek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Porek (15) may also be a first name.
Porek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Porek is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Porek.
How Common Is The Last Name Porek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Porek is the 4,908,606th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Porek reside; 81 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 81 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Porek is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Enga, where 92 percent live and East Sepik, where 8 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Porek occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 13 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poreke | 91 | 18 | / |
| Porekh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Porekk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Porrek | 91 | 0 | / |
| Potreck | 83 | 345 | / |
| Poreike | 83 | 1 | / |
| Perek | 80 | 3,235 | / |
| Parek | 80 | 669 | / |
| Purek | 80 | 190 | / |
| Porec | 80 | 106 | / |
| Porik | 80 | 81 | / |
| Poryk | 80 | 27 | / |
| Porex | 80 | 14 | / |
| Půrek | 80 | 4 | / |
| Porekova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parekh | 73 | 99,448 | / |
| Pareek | 73 | 16,479 | / |
| Porike | 73 | 71 | / |
| Perekh | 73 | 45 | / |
| Pareke | 73 | 32 | / |
| Parzek | 73 | 32 | / |
| Pariek | 73 | 29 | / |
| Pareik | 73 | 26 | / |
| Porick | 73 | 26 | / |
| Pureke | 73 | 22 | / |
| Porzec | 73 | 17 | / |
| Pereck | 73 | 17 | / |
| Parrek | 73 | 15 | / |
| Pareck | 73 | 10 | / |
| Potrec | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pusrek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Parehk | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pharek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Paarek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Poroik | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pourik | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pareak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pureek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Purekh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Poruik | 73 | 2 | / |
| Paerek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Porzyk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Porysk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Poriķe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Porykh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poreac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Porrex | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phoryk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paredk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Porzik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Parezk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Patrzek | 67 | 585 | / |
| Pareekh | 67 | 237 | / |
| Pareike | 67 | 36 | / |
| Porkova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pareick | 67 | 15 | / |
| Parekhe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Parekke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pariekh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pareeck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paarekh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Parecke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pareakh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Parekkh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paareek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pharekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poutrik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pothrik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pareedk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pareikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parekhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potriks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potrike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poerick | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Porek
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