Porowai Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Porowai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porowa | 92 | 299 | / |
| Porowi | 92 | 14 | / |
| Porovai | 86 | 76 | / |
| Poroway | 86 | 4 | / |
| Parowai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Porowei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Porowe'a | 80 | 12 | / |
| Porawi | 77 | 203 | / |
| Parowa | 77 | 162 | / |
| Porova | 77 | 119 | / |
| Perowa | 77 | 52 | / |
| Porowe | 77 | 47 | / |
| Porobi | 77 | 25 | / |
| Porawa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Poravi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Poroba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Parowi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Perowi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Porabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pourgawai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Porubai | 71 | 440 | / |
| Poerawi | 71 | 229 | / |
| Potrawa | 71 | 223 | / |
| Poorova | 71 | 79 | / |
| Parovai | 71 | 60 | / |
| Porovha | 71 | 47 | / |
| Porovay | 71 | 23 | / |
| Paroway | 71 | 18 | / |
| Pourova | 71 | 14 | / |
| Parawai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Poroeva | 71 | 12 | / |
| Potravi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Parewai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Potrova | 71 | 8 | / |
| Porouba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Porobaa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Porabai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Poerova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pourabi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Porobij | 71 | 2 | / |
| Porawas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poruvai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Parobai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Porovoi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pooravi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poirewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poravit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porawit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porevai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porovyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porgova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poerovi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perowei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourrabi | 67 | 74 | / |
| Parovaia | 67 | 51 | / |
| Pourrobi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Porovich | 67 | 32 | / |
| Paroobai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Porabhoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Purawaji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paraswai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pouravai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourhawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourhabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parroway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parowith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paroovai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perawaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phorawat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parrowiz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Porowai
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