Porosk Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Transnistria
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Porosk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porosk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Porosk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porosk (Russian: Пороск) occurs in Transnistria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porosk? popularity and diffusion

Porosk is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Porosk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Porosk live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Transnistria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 67,814. In Transnistria Porosk is primarily found in: Tiraspol Municipality, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Transnistria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porok91220/
Porokh831,422/
Porock8317/
Perosk8310/
Porrok837/
Poroke835/
Poroik834/
Poroskova8072/
Paroske7724/
Potrock7712/
Phorook771/
Photrok771/
Poroshkova75411/
Parok73224/
Porog73117/
Porak7399/
Poroc7344/
Porox739/
Porák734/
Porokova7146/
Patroske7142/
Pourouke711/
Potraske711/
Porokhova67868/
Poroykova67189/
Porzak67182/
Porake67136/
Porozkova6775/
Porakh6770/
Parouk6736/
Pourak6732/
Parook6722/
Parask6721/
Porack6719/
Pharok6716/
Parokh6715/
Poorak6714/
Parusk6713/
Paroke6711/
Porács679/
Purask678/
Poroikova677/
Poraskova676/
Parock675/
Poroux673/
Potroc672/
Potrak672/
Potrák672/
Poirox671/
Poraak671/
Poirak671/
Poracs671/
Parrok671/
Perask670/

Porosk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porosk in the Russian language
Пороскporosk-

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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 Porosk
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