Porfirov Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Porfirov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porfirov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3891:370,49636,324
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Porfirov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porfirov (Russian: Порфиров) is most common in Russia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porfirov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Porfirov is the 718,674th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Porfirov are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 389 people, or 1 in 370,496. In Russia it is most frequent in: Stavropol Krai, where 65 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 5 percent live and Moscow, where 5 percent live. Excluding Russia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Bulgaria, where 1 percent live.

Porfirov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Porfirov last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Porfirov last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porfirova94302/
Porfirovs941/
Porfirev881,962/
Parfirov88276/
Perfirov88205/
Porfyrov8834/
Parfirova82302/
Porfyrova8249/
Porfireev821/
Parfirev75311/
Porfyrev7569/
Parfyrov7544/
Perfirev7520/
Parferov7512/
Perfurov751/
Perfyrov751/
Perferov751/
Parfyrova7143/
Parferova719/
Parfyorov717/
Porphyrov712/
Parfyorova674/
Parfyrev6355/
Perfyrev634/
Parferev633/
Parferoff591/

Porfirov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porfirov in the Russian language
Порфировporfirov-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Porfirov
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