Porom Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

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

Porom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
Benin641:161,49416,390
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

Porom (48) may also be a first name.

Porom Last Name Facts

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

Porom (Russian: Пором) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Poróm. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. Porom occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Porom are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 48 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 107,286. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 50 percent reside, Morobe, where 29 percent reside and Bougainville, where 12 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 43 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poróm931/
Porome9122/
Pohrom915/
Poroum911/
Poorom911/
Phorom911/
Porhom911/
Porrom910/
Photrom83159/
Porrome831/
Phorome831/
Poromme831/
Poron801,039/
Poram80323/
Parom80250/
Perom80138/
Porum806/
Purom803/
Poroń802/
Poromova7794/
Pourgoum773/
Poroscem772/
Poiron731,749/
Phoram73711/
Potron73636/
Porong73362/
Porron73286/
Paurom73228/
Porham73215/
Pargom7364/
Patrom7359/
Parome7356/
Potram7354/
Pooram7349/
Porone7334/
Parrom7332/
Pouron7323/
Pharom7313/
Parhom7311/
Porame7310/
Porram738/
Puroom737/
Putrom736/
Phoron734/
Phorum733/
Puroum733/
Poroin732/
Purgom732/
Poroun732/
Pherom732/
Pojram732/
Pojrum732/
Pohrum731/
Paroom731/
Porzon731/
Poruim731/
Pooron731/
Poronc731/
Potroñ731/
Poorum731/
Porrum730/
Perrom730/
Pohromová715/
Pourhomme711/
Porrone67129/
Pourron67115/
Photron6747/
Pothron6740/
Poitron6736/
Photram6735/
Potrone6717/
Phoiron6713/
Pourham6712/
Porotin6711/
Porosin6710/
Pourzam677/
Poroong676/
Porã675/
Pouramn674/
Pharrom673/
Pothram672/
Pourgon672/
Pattrom672/
Poerram671/
Pohuram671/
Patrome671/
Parrome671/
Phurzom671/
Pharzom671/
Poronne671/
Pourhousem671/
Pourasm671/
Patroom671/
Phosron671/
Phoiram671/
Phatrom671/
Porasim671/
Poosron671/
Poirame671/
Poorham670/
Poirron670/
Poutrum670/
Pottrum670/

Porom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porom in the Russian language
Поромporom-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Porom
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