Porferio Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Porferio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porferio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1671:606,21765,606
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
France11:66,422,722504,397

Porferio (14,006) may also be a first name.

Porferio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porferio is most common in The Philippines. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porferio? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. Porferio occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Porferio reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 48,602nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 14,006 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 606,217. In The Philippines Porferio is most common in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 34 percent live, Davao Region, where 30 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 17 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porfeirio941/
Porfirio8846,730/
Porfírio88508/
Porferia884/
Porforio882/
Porfyrio881/
Perferio881/
Porfhirio8214/
Porfirios824/
Porfirrio822/
Porfirieo821/
Porrfirio821/
Porfiri802,422/
Porfyri80243/
Porfere801/
Porfyris75386/
Porfiria75308/
Porfiris7566/
Purfirio7545/
Perfirio7510/
Porfireo752/
Parfirio752/
Porfíria752/
Porfiriy752/
Porforia751/
Porferes751/
Porfirii751/
Porphirio71533/
Porphyrio7140/
Porfhyria711/
Porphírio711/
Porfire67397/
Parfery6731/
Porfira6711/
Pourfehrej671/

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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 Porferio
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