Pornin Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Pornin Surname User-submission:

The family name Pornin comes from the latin "porun" (I am unfortunately not sure about the spelling of the word), which has two meanings: leek and the word glabre (it is a french word but I did not find a good equivalent in english, it means something that does not have hair, that is smooth).

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Pornin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1821:388,12368,124
France341:1,953,609166,012
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pornin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The family name Pornin comes from the latin "porun" (I am unfortunately not sure about the spelling of the word), which has two meanings: leek and the word glabre (it is a french word but I did not find a good equivalent in english, it means something that does not have hair, that is smooth). Besides, the Pornin family name comes from two different French regions, Berry and Sologne.

- anonymous submission

Pornin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pornin (Russian: Порнин) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pornin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pornin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pornin is the 1,082,743rd most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Pornin reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

Pornin is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 388,123. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Narathiwat Province, where 32 percent reside, Udon Thani Province, where 22 percent reside and Chiang Rai Province, where 21 percent reside. Besides Thailand it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 15 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Pornin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pornin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pornin last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pournin92506/
Phornin929/
Pornina926/
Porning924/
Poernin921/
Pernin833,769/
Parnin83291/
Purnin836/
Pornen835/
Pornim831/
Parning77113/
Purnina7741/
Purning7716/
Parnien7712/
Parnina774/
Parnnin774/
Pornnen772/
Purnim67130/
Parnen6742/
Purnyn6713/
Pernen676/
Parnén674/
Parnim672/
Pornem671/
Parninova671/
Parneen6232/
Perneen6210/
Parneng622/
Parnnim621/
Purnyna621/
Parrnen620/
Pharneng5721/
Pharneen571/
Parnenova532/
Parnem50114/

Pornin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pornin in the Russian language
Порнинpornin-

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