Porma Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Porma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1,1121:15,8421,133
Argentina1451:294,78223,564
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Finland191:289,30021,660
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Porma (263) may also be a first name.

Porma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porma (Hindi: परमा, Russian: Порма) has its highest incidence in Chile. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 290,346th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,525,054 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Porma are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 548,616th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 263 people.

This surname is most numerous in Chile, where it is carried by 1,112 people, or 1 in 15,842. In Chile Porma is most frequent in: Araucanía Region, where 44 percent are found, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 36 percent are found and Bío Bío Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Chile Porma occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Porma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Porma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Porma last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poorma91361/
Pormma9149/
Pourma9141/
Pormau9119/
Pormai919/
Pormas915/
Pormah914/
Pourmad8361/
Phormma8314/
Poormma835/
Pourmah832/
Pormmas831/
Parma8012,820/
Purma801,474/
Perma80525/
Pormi8028/
Párma8024/
Porme8011/
Pormo806/
Pärma801/
Pormy801/
Pourmash7761/
Pourmast7711/
Pourmajd778/
Pourmadd776/
Phormmas774/
Pourmaha772/
Phormmat772/
Pourhmad771/
Pourmass771/
Pourmatd771/
Pourmmad771/
Pormmaya771/
Pormes73440/
Permai73351/
Parmas73298/
Purmah73296/
Parmać73133/
Parmaj7376/
Pharma7376/
Parmah7367/
Paarma7359/
Permay7343/
Parmai7334/
Parmač7331/
Parmad7329/
Parmat7323/
Parmay7315/
Parmau7314/
Pherma7310/
Purmay738/
Pormer736/
Peerma735/
Parmma734/
Permah734/
Purmas734/
Purmma733/
Permea733/
Pahrma733/
Pormee732/
Pormey731/
Poormi731/
Puurma731/
Permau731/
Phurma731/
Pármai731/
Purmai731/
Pormou731/
Pourmi731/
Pourmo731/
Parmea730/
Pourrhmat718/
Permaha6732/
Parmaya6725/
Pourmeh6720/
Pourmey6720/
Pormehr6717/
Pormmee6714/
Parmach6711/
Paarmas6711/
Puurmaa678/
Pourmou678/
Phermah676/
Parmast676/
Pharmah675/
Phormmi672/
Pormmet672/
Purmaya671/
Permauh671/
Permeau671/
Parmaja671/
Parmatt671/
Parmmaz671/
Paarmaa671/
Peurmai671/
Pharmas671/
Purmacz671/
Pourmei671/
Pourmer671/
Pourmes671/
Pourmet671/
Parmais671/
Pharmaa671/
Parmaiz671/
Pformer670/
Pormmer670/

Porma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porma in the Hindi language
परमाparama-
Porma in the Russian language
Пормаporma-

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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 Porma
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