Porlock Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Porlock Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Porlock Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porlock Come From? nationality or country of origin
Porlock is most common in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Porlock.
How Common Is The Last Name Porlock? popularity and diffusion
The surname Porlock is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Porlock are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Porlock is most numerous in: Warwickshire, where 71 percent are found, Somerset, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 14 percent are found. Besides England Porlock is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Porlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Porlock has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Porlock last name rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Porlock
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