Porkola Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Porkola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porkola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1551:35,4634,593
Estonia231:57,47010,794
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559

Porkola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porkola occurs most in Finland. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porkola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,121,821st most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. Porkola is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Porkola live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Finland, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 35,463. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Central Ostrobothnia, where 35 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 21 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 14 percent reside. Beside Finland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Porkola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Porkola last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Porkola earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.83% less than the national average, earning $29,397 CAD per year.

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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 Porkola
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