Poroya Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Poroya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Poroya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poroya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poroya is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poroya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Poroya is the 5,213,395th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Poroya occurs mostly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Poroya are found; 64 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 64 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Poroya is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Hela, where 100 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Poroya is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
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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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- 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 Poroya
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