Poro Surname

109,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Poro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8561:24,2633,288
Papua New Guinea6941:11,7491,070
Indonesia5621:235,31921,728
Philippines5111:198,11831,323
Uganda4491:86,9479,122
South Africa3351:161,72418,138
Burkina Faso2661:68,9932,629
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Pakistan721:2,481,16521,781
Albania621:47,0016,300
Lesotho521:39,0886,754
Ivory Coast361:640,86818,598
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
France131:5,109,440259,941
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
India101:76,706,538639,611
Finland81:687,08836,047
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Poró (1) are calculated separately.

Poro (1,878) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poró921/
Porgo8946,672/
Porro8918,212/
Poroj892,405/
Poros891,859/
Porho89828/
Poroi89439/
Porot89392/
Poroh89232/
Porod89231/
Poroy89187/
Potro89149/
Poroś89139/
Phoro89128/
Porou89106/
Porop8997/
Poiro8938/
Poroa8927/
Porzo8920/
Pouro8916/
Pforo8914/
Poroo8913/
Posro8912/
Bporo8910/
Pooro896/
Poroz894/
Pohro893/
Puoro892/
Poroć892/
Poero891/
Poirot806,068/
Porosh804,610/
Pourou80891/
Potros80651/
Puorro80633/
Porroa80533/
Porrot80330/
Pouros80279/
Poroch80238/
Potroz80208/
Porros8095/
Poyroo8077/
Photro8064/
Pourgo8057/
Potroo8035/
Porots8035/
Porroz8034/
Porosz8028/
Porroy8021/
Poerou8021/
Poirou8017/
Poorod8015/
Pourot8014/
Porrou8013/
Pourop809/
Porohe808/
Phorod808/
Porruo805/
Porrho805/
Poeroi804/
Porgou804/
Pooroi804/
Poroux803/
Phorot803/
Porgoh802/
Potrot802/
Phoroi802/
Pooroy802/
Porosd801/
Porous801/
Porrgo801/
Pohroň801/
Pothro801/
Potrop801/
Pouroy801/
Phoroj801/
Porost801/
Pooroo801/
Poyros801/
Poyrot801/
Porgoy801/
Poroha801/
Poroit801/
Porrod801/
Poutro801/
Poiroi801/
Potroy801/
Phorho801/
Potroi801/
Phorro801/
Pohrod801/
Poohro801/
Porott800/
Poeroy800/
Pora7518,538/
Pero7515,542/
Paro7512,661/
Puro755,108/
Päro758/
Porã755/
Páro753/
Püro751/
Porá751/
Porâ751/
Pourroy73687/
Photrot73649/
Poiroux73551/
Photrop73285/
Pottrot73167/
Poiroud7397/
Photroi7376/
Poirout7339/
Pourosh7336/
Poyroux7333/
Poitrot7331/
Pourrot7326/
Poutros7312/
Pohrosh7312/
Potroit737/
Potrous735/
Pottroo734/
Poroosh734/
Pottros734/
Phoorod734/
Poirrot732/
Pourzoo732/
Phosroi732/
Porrott731/
Poirous731/
Poitros731/
Potroos731/
Pouroux731/
Pourooh731/
Pourooz731/
Pourroi731/
Poutrot731/
Potrzos731/
Ppourou731/
Potroch731/
Phooroo731/
Poitroj731/
Potrois730/
Poorost730/
Porroud730/
Patro6731,755/
Putro6727,317/
Parro675,283/
Porat674,908/
Parot673,955/
Phora673,756/
Porra673,182/
Pharo672,600/
Peroy672,014/
Potra671,999/
Perro671,805/
Pauro671,647/
Parou671,507/
Paroi671,469/
Poras671,020/
Paroz671,002/
Paros67750/
Paroo67647/
Peero67629/
Pürro67565/
Paroh67454/
Purro67362/
Parod67354/
Poyra67338/
Pfuro67313/
Porga67278/
Poera67252/
Poura67242/
Phuro67203/
Peroo67172/
Paroy67166/
Puroh67142/
Poráč67103/
Paroa6797/
Páros6793/
Porza6788/
Porrà6785/
Poira6784/
Puros6781/
Phero6778/
Peroh6778/
Porau6772/
Porad6770/
Phottrot6769/
Puroo6766/
Purot6760/
Parop6759/
Pourrooh6742/
Puroy6740/
Pfora6738/
Bpora6734/
Poora6733/
Paroş6733/
Porohova6732/
Porap6732/
Paero6726/
Peroi6725/
Purod6723/
Porah6722/
Pohra6720/
Paroj6719/
Peuro6716/
Puroi6715/
Pujro6715/
Paaro6714/
Pourhosh6714/
Paroš6714/
Puiro6713/
Poraz678/
Pasro678/
Pouroush677/
Porač677/
Poráňová676/
Bpero676/
Pahro676/
Purou676/
Poráň675/
Porha674/
Poraa674/
Pourroud673/
Porrá672/
Porzó672/
Puroz672/
Puora671/
Pôrot671/
Paroș671/
Phoutrou671/
Poitroux671/
Pojra671/
Ppuro671/
Poraś671/
Pouroosh671/
Potrà671/
Posra671/
Poreu671/
Puhro671/
Purop671/

Poro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poro in the Hindi language
पोरोporo-
Poro in the Marathi language
पोरोporo-
Poro in the Russian language
Пороporo-

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