Porogo Surname

288,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Botswana

Porogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso5271:34,8241,864
South Africa3141:172,54019,109
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Porogo (27) may also be a first name.

Porogo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porogo occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porogo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Porogo is the 288,583rd most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,483,481 people. The last name Porogo is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Porogo are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name at a global level, borne by 27 people.

Porogo is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 527 people, or 1 in 34,824. In Burkina Faso Porogo is mostly concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 54 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 28 percent reside and Nord Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso Porogo is found in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and Mali, where 19 percent reside.

Porogo Last Name Statistics demography

Porogo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.41% less than the national average, earning R 160,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porogoy92330/
Porogoi92237/
Porongo9252/
Phorogo9232/
Porogho9211/
Porogoo921/
Porrogo921/
Poronggo864/
Porongou861/
Poroga8340/
Parogo8320/
Perogo8310/
Porego833/
Porago831/
Potrogosh8018/
Phorego7755/
Porroga7748/
Poronga7735/
Porogah7716/
Purogoy7710/
Phoroga779/
Porango779/
Parongo773/
Porrego771/
Phorago771/
Poregoy770/
Pourouga7134/
Pourango711/
Perego6722,327/
Parago671,091/
Paroga67225/
Perago6775/
Pérego679/
Porega676/
Purago675/
Parego675/
Purugo672/
Peroga672/
Hparougou671/
Parugo670/

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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 Porogo
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