Porfiro Surname

177,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Porfiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porfiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,3961:89,3473,369
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Porfiro (556) may also be a first name.

Porfiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porfiro is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Porfiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 177,544th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,025,133 people. The last name Porfiro occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Porfiro are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America. Porfiro is also the 356,749th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 556 people.

The last name is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 2,396 people, or 1 in 89,347. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 14 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Porfiro Last Name Statistics demography

Porfiro earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porfhiro932/
Porfero8684/
Purfiro8615/
Porfira8611/
Perfiro861/
Porphiro8022/
Perfeiro803/
Porfyros801/
Porfhira801/
Perfira7146/
Porfura7128/
Purfira711/
Perfeira675/
Porphyro671/
Porphyrooz591/
Perfyra572/
Porphyra531/

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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 Porfiro
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