Porfire Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Porfire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 394 | 1:50,959 | 6,304 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Porfire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porfire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Porfire (Russian: Порфирье) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Porfire.
How Common Is The Last Name Porfire? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 730,373rd most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Porfire reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The surname Porfire is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 50,959. In Romania Porfire is primarily concentrated in: Vâlcea County, where 24 percent reside, Sălaj County, where 17 percent reside and Maramureș County, where 16 percent reside. Beside Romania Porfire is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porfires | 93 | 2 | / |
| Porfirea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Porfir | 92 | 257 | / |
| Porfiri | 86 | 2,422 | / |
| Porfira | 86 | 11 | / |
| Porfere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Porfirio | 80 | 46,730 | / |
| Porfiris | 80 | 66 | / |
| Parfirie | 80 | 41 | / |
| Porphire | 80 | 20 | / |
| Porfiriy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Porfirii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pourfare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Porferes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Porfhira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Porfer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Porfirova | 75 | 302 | / |
| Porfhirio | 75 | 14 | / |
| Porfirrio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pourfarei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porphirea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porfeirio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porrfirio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porfirych | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porfyri | 71 | 243 | / |
| Porfert | 71 | 104 | / |
| Porphir | 71 | 22 | / |
| Parfier | 71 | 9 | / |
| Porffer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pourfehrej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parfair | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purfira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parfiry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pforfer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Porfyris | 67 | 386 | / |
| Porferio | 67 | 186 | / |
| Porphyre | 67 | 151 | / |
| Purfirio | 67 | 45 | / |
| Parfirio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Parfiriy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Porfyrio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourfourher | 67 | 1 | / |
Porfire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Porfire in the Russian language | ||
| Порфирье | porfire | - |
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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
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- 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 Porfire
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