Porlier Surname

250,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Porlier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porlier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada8121:45,3765,591
France3571:186,05828,941
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
French Polynesia1721:1,633296
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Porlier Last Name Facts

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

Porlier is most common in Canada. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Porlier? popularity and diffusion

Porlier is the 250,894th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,612,371 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Porlier are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 812 people, or 1 in 45,376. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 81 percent live, Ontario, where 13 percent live and British Columbia, where 3 percent live. Excluding Canada Porlier exists in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Porlier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Porlier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Porlier surname grew 1,487 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Porlier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Porlier surname are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Porlier earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $48,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.48% less than the national average, earning $43,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourlier9351/
Poirlier931/
Porler921/
Porlir920/
Parlier862,417/
Perlier86177/
Porzler8617/
Pourler8615/
Poirler864/
Porhler861/
Purlier860/
Porllair800/
Perler77837/
Parler77640/
Purler7776/
Parlie7718/
Porlje771/
Perillier75122/
Périllier752/
Parellier752/
Pourillie751/
Parleir7121/
Parloir7110/
Pörzler712/
Peerler712/
Parlert711/
Parleur711/
Parlies711/
Purzler711/
Pfarler710/
Perlear710/
Purlair710/
Paarler710/
Perleer710/
Parlear710/
Parlouer67103/
Pourlaur6719/
Parillie672/
Parliyar671/
Purleart671/
Parrlear670/

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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 Porlier
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