Porrill Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Porrill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porrill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa981:552,83443,423
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Porrill Last Name Facts

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

Porrill occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porrill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Porrill reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 552,834. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Porrill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Porrill has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Porrill surname expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Porrill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Porrill last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Porrill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.53% more than the national average, earning R 410,004 per year and in United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parrill86967/
Perrill86500/
Porrell8633/
Purrill862/
Poril8316/
Porll831/
Pherrill8028/
Pottrill805/
Pourriol801/
Pharrill801/
Porell77261/
Poriel77201/
Poriol77107/
Pouril7761/
Perill7749/
Perril7743/
Parill7741/
Parril7712/
Porrel7710/
Purill772/
Perrll772/
Porl7331/
Perrell71747/
Parrell71641/
Parriel71170/
Pouriel71105/
Perriel71102/
Purrell7146/
Poiriel7130/
Porzell7124/
Pourgil7121/
Purgill7116/
Poeriel714/
Purriel713/
Parrild713/
Parioll712/
Puriell711/
Pouriol711/
Putrill711/
Parrisl711/
Parriol711/
Pourell711/
Porroel711/
Poroell711/
Poraell710/
Patrill710/
Pharill710/
Porel6753,429/
Paril671,743/
Peril671,024/
Puril67125/
Purll67118/
Perll6784/
Peutrill6755/
Pottrell6732/
Pharrell6725/
Porzl6716/
Porilova677/
Pohrl676/
Parll673/
Perrl673/
Poerl672/
Porhl671/
Pherrell671/
Péril671/
Phorl671/
Parreell670/

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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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  • 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 Porrill
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