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
The last name Porlock is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Porlock? popularity and diffusion
Porlock is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Porlock is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Porlock reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Porlock is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most prevalent in: Warwickshire, where 71 percent live, Somerset, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 14 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Porlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Porlock has changed over time. In England the number of people who held 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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