Porou Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Porou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 42 | 1:6,577 | 1,478 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Porou (20) may also be a first name.
Porou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Porou (Russian: Пороу) is more commonly found in New Caledonia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Porou.
How Common Is The Last Name Porou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Porou is the 1,785,358th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Porou live; 41 percent live in Oceania Islands and 40 percent live in New Caledonia. Porou is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.
Porou is most common in New Caledonia, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 6,577. Besides New Caledonia Porou occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 22 percent are found and Greece, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Porou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Porou in the Russian language | ||
| Пороу | porou | - |
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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 Porou
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