Poriot Surname

170,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Poriot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poriot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,5041:18,4422,178
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Poriot (569) may also be a first name.

Poriot Last Name Facts

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

Poriot is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poriot? popularity and diffusion

Poriot is the 170,145th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,875,906 people. Poriot is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Poriot are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Poriot is also the 351,631st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 569 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,504 people, or 1 in 18,442. In Kenya Poriot is primarily concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 94 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent live and Baringo County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Poriot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poriot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poriot last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poriot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Poriot last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potriot925/
Pouriot921/
Porriot921/
Porio912,366/
Porit91246/
Pourriot8695/
Porzio835,962/
Pariot83402/
Periot83336/
Porrio8389/
Porite8324/
Porrit8320/
Poriet8319/
Poorit839/
Phorit839/
Poritt836/
Périot835/
Potrio833/
Porhio833/
Porgio832/
Porios832/
Porijo832/
Poryot831/
Poroit831/
Pourit831/
Porait831/
Poriat830/
Porritt773,245/
Perriot771,536/
Photrit77211/
Patriot77119/
Poriett77109/
Pouriet77107/
Peuriot7740/
Pohriat7731/
Pariots7728/
Pariost7724/
Parriot7720/
Pourgio7712/
Phoorit779/
Potritt778/
Periott777/
Potroit777/
Pheriot776/
Pariott774/
Poriath774/
Poiriet774/
Pourrit773/
Porogio772/
Poriste772/
Porhiet771/
Parijot771/
Parioat771/
Paraiot771/
Poiri'o771/
Porgiou771/
Porrijo771/
Porrios771/
Pourgit771/
Pouriat771/
Poureit771/
Phorios771/
Pooritt770/
Poristh770/
Parit7337,533/
Poria735,745/
Poret735,501/
Pario731,390/
Poreo7325/
Poryo7321/
Porjo7315/
Porid7313/
Poryt732/
Parriott71722/
Perriott71175/
Paraiiot7157/
Pourhiet7114/
Patriote7113/
Pourriat715/
Paroiiot714/
Poritova713/
Puorhith711/
Poirriet711/
Pourriet711/
Potraitz710/
Perrieot710/
Poiret674,122/
Pariat672,376/
Porret671,754/
Pouria67799/
Pouret67501/
Parith67448/
Patrio67433/
Periat67376/
Porete67289/
Parite67252/
Porzia67238/
Périat67179/
Parijo67175/
Pareit67166/
Paruit67166/
Pharit67115/
Poretz67100/
Parios6767/
Parioh6760/
Porria6753/
Patrit6752/
Parait6749/
Poriaz6746/
Porias6738/
Parjio6737/
Pfarit6733/
Parrio6730/
Pourid6725/
Poreth6722/
Porett6722/
Poriah6721/
Porhet6721/
Parzio6717/
Potret6715/
Pargit6714/
Pooria6710/
Parhit679/
Porets678/
Poriha678/
Parrit677/
Pasrio677/
Parhio677/
Poiria677/
Paritt676/
Parist676/
Hparit676/
Puriat676/
Paroit675/
Phoria675/
Poryts674/
Porreo673/
Porgia672/
Peryot672/
Pariðo672/
Period671/
Poreoi671/
Paurit671/
Phario671/
Paarit671/
Paarriott671/
Pariht671/
Paritp671/
Porest671/
Porryo671/
Porhia671/
Pariet671/
Pahrit671/
Puoria671/
Porīte671/
Poreoj671/
Porgeo671/
Pourjo671/
Potria671/
Poorid671/
Porget671/
Parieo671/
Pargio671/
Pereot670/

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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 Poriot
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