Porfira Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Porfira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Porfira (196) may also be a first name.
Porfira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porfira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Porfira (Russian: Порфира) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Porfira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Porfira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Porfira reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 91 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 648,004th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 196 people.
The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 40 percent are found, Bahia, where 10 percent are found and Espírito Santo, where 10 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porfirea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Porfhira | 93 | 1 | / |
| Porfiri | 86 | 2,422 | / |
| Porfiro | 86 | 2,409 | / |
| Porfire | 86 | 397 | / |
| Perfira | 86 | 46 | / |
| Porfura | 86 | 28 | / |
| Purfira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Porfirio | 80 | 46,730 | / |
| Porfiris | 80 | 66 | / |
| Perfeira | 80 | 5 | / |
| Porfhiro | 80 | 2 | / |
| Porfiriy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Porfires | 80 | 2 | / |
| Porfirii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Porfhirio | 75 | 14 | / |
| Porfirrio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Porfirych | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porphirea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porfeirio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porrfirio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porfyri | 71 | 243 | / |
| Porfero | 71 | 84 | / |
| Purfiro | 71 | 15 | / |
| Perfyra | 71 | 2 | / |
| Parfiry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porfere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perfiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porfyris | 67 | 386 | / |
| Porferio | 67 | 186 | / |
| Purfirio | 67 | 45 | / |
| Parfirie | 67 | 41 | / |
| Porphiro | 67 | 22 | / |
| Porphire | 67 | 20 | / |
| Perfeiro | 67 | 3 | / |
| Parfiriy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Parfirio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Porfyros | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porferes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porfyrio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porphyra | 67 | 1 | / |
Porfira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Porfira in the Russian language | ||
| Порфира | porfira | - |
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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 Porfira
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