Poru Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Poru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 83 | 1:470,353 | 27,634 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Solomon Islands | 75 | 1:7,734 | 1,237 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Põru (8) are calculated separately.
Poru (1,497) may also be a first name.
Poru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poru (Bengali: পোরু, Hindi: पोरू, Marathi: पोरु, Russian: Пору) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Põru. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Poru is the 804,502nd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 36 percent of Poru reside; 36 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 23 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Poru is also the 200,983rd most commonly used forename globally, borne by 1,497 people.
It is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 470,353. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Koboko District, where 70 percent live, Arua District, where 23 percent live and Kampala District, where 2 percent live. Beside Uganda it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poru in the Bengali language | ||
| পোরু | poru | - |
| Poru in the Marathi language | ||
| पोरु | poru | 93.33 |
| पोरू | poru | 6.67 |
| Poru in the Hindi language | ||
| पोरू | poru | 70 |
| पोरु | poru | 30 |
| Poru in the Russian language | ||
| Пору | poru | - |
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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 Poru
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