Poroka Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Poroka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 36 | 1:1,264,519 | 108,003 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
Poroka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poroka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poroka (Russian: Порока) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poroka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Poroka is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Poroka are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,264,519. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Luhansk Oblast, where 92 percent reside and Ternopil Oblast, where 3 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 21 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poroka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poroka in the Russian language | ||
| Порока | poroka | - |
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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 Poroka
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