Porkka Surname

313,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Porkka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porkka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,0271:5,352852
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Porkka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porkka (Russian: Поркка) is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Porkka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porkka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 313,034th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,067,898 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Porkka reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Porkka is most numerous in Finland, where it is borne by 1,027 people, or 1 in 5,352. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 35 percent reside, Kymenlaakso, where 25 percent reside and Satakunta, where 6 percent reside. Not including Finland it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Porkka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Porkka last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Porkka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.37% less than the national average, earning 161,388 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $50,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $52,679 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porka91551/
Porkah8336/
Perkka8319/
Porkha8318/
Porkai8314/
Porkay835/
Pourka834/
Porkea834/
Parkka834/
Phorka833/
Porkoa832/
Porkap831/
Potrka831/
Porkko831/
Porgka831/
Pottrkkat801/
Porkait7726/
Pourkat7725/
Potrkač7715/
Pourkay7714/
Porkhas7712/
Porkhai778/
Pourkaz778/
Pohyrka775/
Poorkaj775/
Phorkha774/
Porkhea774/
Pourkas773/
Porkass772/
Poorkha772/
Porkhad771/
Porkatt771/
Perka735,380/
Parka731,344/
Porca731,047/
Purka73804/
Porko73228/
Porki7339/
Pěrka7328/
Porke7328/
Porky7313/
Porkhach7138/
Pourkhah7121/
Poorkhas7119/
Pourkaid7114/
Pourkaha716/
Purkkait713/
Porkhash711/
Porkhaha711/
Poorkait711/
Porkho67410/
Parkko67322/
Parkad67123/
Parkah67109/
Parkki6786/
Purkha6785/
Porcas6773/
Parkha6753/
Purcka6742/
Porzky6740/
Parkoa6728/
Parkay6727/
Parkai6725/
Pourki6723/
Perkko6722/
Pourkhaha6717/
Parkaz6716/
Perkha6716/
Purkai6716/
Párkai6715/
Porkhi6714/
Perkai6712/
Perkaa6710/
Porkát679/
Parkau679/
Percka678/
Porkop675/
Porcai674/
Porkie674/
Porkhe674/
Porket674/
Porkee674/
Perkca673/
Porcea673/
Parkke673/
Pourke672/
Peerka672/
Porkey672/
Poorke671/
Porkiy671/
Paarka671/
Parkea671/
Porcat671/
Porkis671/
Poorki671/
Perkah671/
Pherka671/
Porkei670/
Porqua670/
Porrke670/

Porkka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porkka in the Russian language
Порккаporkka-

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Porkka Reference & Research

Porkka FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Porkka FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Porkka
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