Porowai Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Porowai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porowai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Porowai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porowai is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porowai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. Porowai occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Porowai reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Porowai is mostly concentrated in: New Ireland, where 56 percent reside, Manus, where 21 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 14 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porowa92299/
Porowi9214/
Porovai8676/
Poroway864/
Parowai861/
Porowei861/
Porowe'a8012/
Porawi77203/
Parowa77162/
Porova77119/
Perowa7752/
Porowe7747/
Porobi7725/
Porawa7714/
Poravi778/
Poroba776/
Parowi772/
Perowi772/
Porabi771/
Pourgawai751/
Porubai71440/
Poerawi71229/
Potrawa71223/
Poorova7179/
Parovai7160/
Porovha7147/
Porovay7123/
Paroway7118/
Pourova7114/
Parawai7113/
Poroeva7112/
Potravi7112/
Parewai719/
Potrova718/
Porouba716/
Porobaa715/
Porabai713/
Poerova713/
Pourabi713/
Porobij712/
Porawas712/
Poruvai712/
Parobai712/
Porovoi712/
Pooravi712/
Poirewa711/
Poravit711/
Porawit711/
Porevai711/
Porovyi711/
Porgova711/
Poerovi711/
Perowei711/
Pourrabi6774/
Parovaia6751/
Pourrobi6743/
Porovich6732/
Paroobai6710/
Porabhoi676/
Purawaji674/
Paraswai674/
Pouravai671/
Pourhawi671/
Pourhabi671/
Parroway671/
Parowith671/
Paroovai671/
Perawaji671/
Phorawat671/
Parrowiz670/

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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 Porowai
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