Porkar Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Porkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran651:1,181,27051,307
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
India231:33,350,669396,143
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Porkar (10) may also be a first name.

Porkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porkar (Marathi: पोरकर, Russian: Поркарь) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porkar? popularity and diffusion

Porkar is the 1,290,735th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Porkar live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 37 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Porkar is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 1,181,270. In Iran Porkar is most frequent in: Gilan Province, where 65 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent live and Alborz Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Iran this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 16 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourkar921,467/
Poorkar9218/
Pohrkar924/
Porkhar922/
Poyrekar861,038/
Pourkhar8611/
Poirekar865/
Porkhard861/
Pothrkar861/
Porkhart860/
Parkar8331,799/
Purkar833,978/
Porcar832,614/
Perkar83796/
Porkor8314/
Pourkhasr801/
Porcare77577/
Purkart77546/
Paurkar7733/
Parkaar7731/
Parkare7728/
Purkard7724/
Parkhar7717/
Parkard7717/
Parckar7714/
Parkkar7711/
Paarkar7710/
Phurkar777/
Parkahr776/
Pehrkar774/
Porcard774/
Parkart774/
Purkair773/
Pharkar772/
Porkhor772/
Pgarkar771/
Perckar771/
Parkaur771/
Parrkar771/
Pahurkar713,104/
Purkhart7170/
Pathrkar7127/
Paharkar7110/
Purkarth717/
Parckard714/
Porccare712/
Purkaird711/
Purkaitr711/
Purkairt711/
Purkardt711/
Purcar67832/
Purkhardt6784/
Purkarová6739/
Pourkhord6710/
Purkarova674/
Percar674/
Porcor671/

Porkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porkar in the Marathi language
पोरकरporakara92.31
बोरकरborakara7.69
Porkar in the Russian language
Поркарьporkar-

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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 Porkar
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