Porfirio Surname
Approximately 46,730 people bear this surname
Porfirio Surname User-submission:
The surname Porfirio means 'purple stone'. In ancient times, only royalty could wear purple.
Porfirio Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 37,051 | 1:5,778 | 426 |
| Mexico | 4,684 | 1:26,500 | 1,809 |
| Angola | 2,761 | 1:9,775 | 1,207 |
| Portugal | 632 | 1:16,485 | 1,211 |
| United States | 371 | 1:976,978 | 72,504 |
| Dominican Republic | 331 | 1:31,519 | 1,835 |
| Italy | 307 | 1:199,207 | 28,779 |
| Argentina | 288 | 1:148,415 | 12,548 |
| France | 108 | 1:615,025 | 80,926 |
| Spain | 57 | 1:820,211 | 33,492 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Peru | 26 | 1:1,222,466 | 20,703 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
The alternate forms: Porfírio (508) are calculated separately.
Porfirio (164,533) may also be a first name.
Porfirio Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Porfirio means 'purple stone'. In ancient times, only royalty could wear purple.
- kporfirioPorfirio Demographics
Average Male Porfirio Height
172.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Porfirio Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porfirio Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Porfirio (Marathi: पोरफीरो) is most common in Brazil. It can be found as a variant: Porfírio. Click here for further potential spellings of Porfirio.
How Common Is The Last Name Porfirio? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,014th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 155,950 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Porfirio are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 79 percent are found in Luso-South America. Porfirio is also the 6,396th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 164,533 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 37,051 people, or 1 in 5,778. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 27 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 10 percent reside and Ceará, where 9 percent reside. Barring Brazil this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 10 percent reside and Angola, where 6 percent reside.
Porfirio Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Porfirio are 42.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.56% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Porfirio earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning €32,875 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $43,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $51,002 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porfírio | 96 | 508 | / |
| Porfhirio | 94 | 14 | / |
| Porfirios | 94 | 4 | / |
| Porfirrio | 94 | 2 | / |
| Porfeirio | 94 | 1 | / |
| Porrfirio | 94 | 1 | / |
| Porfirieo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Porfiri | 93 | 2,422 | / |
| Porfiria | 88 | 308 | / |
| Porferio | 88 | 186 | / |
| Porfiris | 88 | 66 | / |
| Purfirio | 88 | 45 | / |
| Perfirio | 88 | 10 | / |
| Parfirio | 88 | 2 | / |
| Porfireo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Porfiriy | 88 | 2 | / |
| Porfyrio | 88 | 1 | / |
| Porfirii | 88 | 1 | / |
| Porphirio | 82 | 533 | / |
| Porfire | 80 | 397 | / |
| Porfyri | 80 | 243 | / |
| Porfira | 80 | 11 | / |
| Porfyris | 75 | 386 | / |
| Parfirie | 75 | 41 | / |
| Porferia | 75 | 4 | / |
| Purfiria | 75 | 3 | / |
| Porfires | 75 | 2 | / |
| Porfíria | 75 | 2 | / |
| Parfiriy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Porfhira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perferio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porfirea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porphyrio | 71 | 40 | / |
| Parfirich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Porfirych | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purphirio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porphírio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porfhyria | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porphiria | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parfiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porfere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porphire | 63 | 20 | / |
| Porferes | 63 | 1 | / |
| Porphyria | 59 | 3 | / |
| Porphirea | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pourfehrej | 56 | 1 | / |
| Parfery | 53 | 31 | / |
| Porphyre | 50 | 151 | / |
| Porphyra | 50 | 1 | / |
Porfirio Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Porfirio in the Marathi language | ||
| पोरफीरो | poraphiro | - |
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