Poro Surname
Approximately 4,266 people bear this surname
Poro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 856 | 1:24,263 | 3,288 |
| Papua New Guinea | 694 | 1:11,749 | 1,070 |
| Indonesia | 562 | 1:235,319 | 21,728 |
| Philippines | 511 | 1:198,118 | 31,323 |
| Uganda | 449 | 1:86,947 | 9,122 |
| South Africa | 335 | 1:161,724 | 18,138 |
| Burkina Faso | 266 | 1:68,993 | 2,629 |
| United States | 111 | 1:3,265,396 | 186,924 |
| Nigeria | 99 | 1:1,789,321 | 64,938 |
| Pakistan | 72 | 1:2,481,165 | 21,781 |
| Albania | 62 | 1:47,001 | 6,300 |
| Lesotho | 52 | 1:39,088 | 6,754 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Poró (1) are calculated separately.
Poro (1,878) may also be a first name.
Poro Demographics
Average Poro Salary in
United States
$36,062 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poro (Hindi: पोरो, Marathi: पोरो, Russian: Поро) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Poró. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poro? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 109,119th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,708,285 people. The surname Poro is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Poro reside; 25 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 16 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Poro is also the 175,552nd most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 1,878 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 856 people, or 1 in 24,263. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 48 percent reside, East Region, where 41 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Poro exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Poro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Poro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poro surname expanded 483 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Poro Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Poro are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Poro earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 45.48% less than the national average, earning R 129,564 per year and in United States they earn 16.42% less than the national average, earning $36,062 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poro in the Hindi language | ||
| पोरो | poro | - |
| Poro in the Marathi language | ||
| पोरो | poro | - |
| Poro in the Russian language | ||
| Поро | poro | - |
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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 Poro
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