Porras Surname
Approximately 177,638 people bear this surname
Porras Surname Definition:
Ancient surname found in Burgos. Derived from latin "porrum" - a club, a stick, with a large knob on one end. Word also means stupid and ignorant, when applied to a person.
Porra is similar to "porrum" or "porrus" and in Spanish means "puerro" or large leek.
Read More About This SurnamePorras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 28,611 | 1:4,338 | 568 |
| Colombia | 26,781 | 1:1,784 | 350 |
| Costa Rica | 25,815 | 1:185 | 55 |
| Philippines | 22,683 | 1:4,463 | 353 |
| Peru | 19,731 | 1:1,611 | 267 |
| Spain | 15,620 | 1:2,993 | 354 |
| United States | 11,938 | 1:30,362 | 3,778 |
| Venezuela | 9,899 | 1:3,051 | 469 |
| Ecuador | 3,888 | 1:4,091 | 692 |
| Guatemala | 3,175 | 1:5,065 | 691 |
| Argentina | 2,018 | 1:21,181 | 1,771 |
| Nicaragua | 1,965 | 1:3,064 | 430 |
| Chile | 1,159 | 1:15,200 | 1,099 |
| Panama | 1,050 | 1:3,726 | 450 |
| Cuba | 902 | 1:12,775 | 984 |
| France | 533 | 1:124,620 | 18,942 |
| Bolivia | 304 | 1:34,922 | 2,219 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Canada | 225 | 1:163,758 | 16,499 |
| Uruguay | 220 | 1:15,599 | 1,767 |
| Dominican Republic | 162 | 1:64,401 | 3,114 |
| Brazil | 162 | 1:1,321,446 | 45,095 |
| Finland | 75 | 1:73,289 | 8,104 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| El Salvador | 43 | 1:147,532 | 1,868 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Andorra | 15 | 1:5,589 | 1,076 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Porrás (9) & Pórras (1) are calculated separately.
Porras (88) may also be a first name.
Porras Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ancient surname found in Burgos. Derived from latin "porrum" - a club, a stick, with a large knob on one end. Word also means stupid and ignorant, when applied to a person.
Porra is similar to "porrum" or "porrus" and in Spanish means "puerro" or large leek.
Castilian name spread throughout the Peninsula.
Porras Demographics
Average Porras Salary in
United States
$38,593 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Porras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Porras (Marathi: पोरस) is most common in Mexico. It can occur in the variant forms: Porrás or Pórras. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Porras? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,176th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,025 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Porras reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 21 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,017,994th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 88 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 28,611 people, or 1 in 4,338. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Chihuahua, where 17 percent are found, Guanajuato, where 10 percent are found and Puebla, where 9 percent are found. Besides Mexico this surname occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 15 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 15 percent are found.
Porras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Porras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Porras last name rose 91,831 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Porras Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Porras last name are 41.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.29% being registered with the party.
The amount Porras earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 17.88% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,919 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $24,825,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.56% less than the national average, earning $38,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.34% less than the national average, earning $45,539 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Porras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Porras in the Marathi language | ||
| पोरस | porasa | - |
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