Porom Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Porom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 76 | 1:107,286 | 14,507 |
| Benin | 64 | 1:161,494 | 16,390 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
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
Porom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Porom in the Russian language | ||
| Пором | porom | - |
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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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- 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 Porom
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