Porrier Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Porrier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porrier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
France31:22,140,907385,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Porrier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porrier occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Porrier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porrier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Porrier occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Porrier live; 97 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 50 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Porrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Porrier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Porrier surname contracted 5 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Porrier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Porrier last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Porrier earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.84% less than the national average, earning $37,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.26% less than the national average, earning $34,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poirrier932,958/
Pourrier93539/
Porriere931/
Porier92512/
Porrer927/
Porrie922/
Pourriere88135/
Poirriere880/
Poirier8675,027/
Perrier8634,593/
Pourier861,072/
Purrier86567/
Porzier86164/
Parrier8660/
Poirrie8619/
Porries8613/
Poriher869/
Porrior868/
Poirrer865/
Potrier862/
Pojrier861/
Pérrier861/
Pourrie861/
Poyrier860/
Porierz860/
Poerier860/
Porrere860/
Porer831,111/
Porie8359/
Pourrere8066/
Poirriez8035/
Parriere804/
Poiriere802/
Poireier801/
Poirierd801/
Poirieer801/
Poirriet801/
Puirrier801/
Pourriet801/
Poirries800/
Perrijer800/
Porreiar800/
Perier774,587/
Poorer77480/
Parrie77353/
Pürrer77348/
Purrer77319/
Pourir77254/
Pohrer77223/
Poirer77182/
Poirie77139/
Phorie77109/
Porzer77101/
Porger7792/
Pories7791/
Parrer7791/
Perrer7782/
Potrie7769/
Périer7769/
Pourie7767/
Parier7767/
Porere7756/
Poriei7735/
Pourer7731/
Purier7728/
Porgie7727/
Poriet7719/
Pörrer7712/
Perrir777/
Porihe777/
Poryer773/
Poriez773/
Poirir772/
Poorie772/
Phorer771/
Pèrier771/
Porher771/
Poriee771/
Posrie771/
Posrer770/
Pourriaee751/
Pourrière751/
Patrier71822/
Pfarrer71407/
Parries71277/
Poiriez71253/
Pferrer71130/
Perryer71126/
Poriett71109/
Pouriet71107/
Puorger7167/
Pourieh7139/
Parriet7138/
Perreur7135/
Poirior7120/
Pariyer7115/
Pourger7113/
Pfurrer7110/
Perrear717/
Perreir715/
Poiroer714/
Poiriet714/
Parried713/
Parijer713/
Puriere713/
Poirrié713/
Pourher713/
Pottrer712/
Pouriea712/
Poutrie712/
Porhiet711/
Poehrer711/
Poirierová711/
Poiries711/
Pourere711/
Pourior711/
Pherrir711/
Pariher711/
Poroyre711/
Parrere711/
Pariear711/
Poirrée711/
Poriess711/
Poriets711/
Pouriez711/
Pouriër711/
Pourzie711/
Pourzer711/
Phosrie711/
Purryer710/
Parrior710/
Puryier710/
Paurier710/
Purrior710/
Parriee710/
Porreoa710/
Purrear710/
Parrair710/
Pharrer710/
Porje672,180/
Parer67836/
Pouriaei67254/
Parie67243/
Purer67238/
Peuriere67232/
Porge67193/
Parigger67180/
Pürer67168/
Parir67167/
Porée6773/
Pharries6754/
Pautrier6732/
Perir6726/
Parriett6718/
Porji6717/
Porye6714/
Pourhiet6714/
Purir6713/
Pfarrher6710/
Parriaei679/
Pouriaee678/
Pariyere672/
Párer672/
Parrière672/
Paraiyer671/
Bpariyer671/
Parijyer671/
Poreé671/
Pouriehi671/
Pourrihi671/
Pourriys671/
Pourrère671/
Pourzher671/
Pouryaie671/
Parriyar671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Porrier
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