Porfitt Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Porfitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porfitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Porfitt Last Name Facts

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

Porfitt is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porfitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Porfitt are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 67 percent are found, Indiana, where 17 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found.

Porfitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Porfitt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Porfitt last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Porfitt Last Name Statistics demography

Porfitt earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porfit921/
Parfitt869,112/
Perfitt86472/
Purfitt861/
Porfi837/
Parfittt801/
Parfaitt801/
Perfiett800/
Perffitt800/
Pourfi77119/
Parfit7785/
Perfit7785/
Purfit7728/
Porfio774/
Porfis772/
Porfiz771/
Porfie770/
Parfait7125,333/
Parfett71594/
Perfett7182/
Perfait713/
Parffit713/
Porfeet711/
Parfytt711/
Pourhfi711/
Pourfiz711/
Parfiet711/
Perfeit711/
Perffit711/
Parfeit711/
Parfite710/
Parfaite671,979/
Parfi67632/
Porfy677/
Parffett675/
Pourfeiz674/
Pourfieh671/
Poorfish670/

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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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  • 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 Porfitt
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