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 surname Porogo occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Porogo.

How Common Is The Last Name Porogo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 288,583rd most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,483,481 people. The surname is primarily 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 widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 27 people.

The last name Porogo is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 527 people, or 1 in 34,824. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 54 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 28 percent live and Nord Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Burkina Faso this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent live and Mali, where 19 percent live.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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