Poru Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Poru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda831:470,35327,634
India791:9,709,688189,874
Solomon Islands751:7,7341,237
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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

Poru (Bengali: পোরু, Hindi: पोरू, Marathi: पोरु, Russian: Пору) is found most in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms: Põru. Click here for other potential spellings of Poru.

How Common Is The Last Name Poru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 804,502nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name Poru occurs mostly in Oceania, where 36 percent of Poru are found; 36 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 23 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Poru is also the 200,983rd most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 1,497 people.

The last name Poru is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 470,353. In Uganda Poru is primarily concentrated in: Koboko District, where 70 percent reside, Arua District, where 23 percent reside and Kampala District, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Poru is found in 18 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Põru928/
Porui893,003/
Porru892,851/
Potru892,589/
Pouru89321/
Porus89133/
Porup89120/
Porut89109/
Porou89106/
Porau8972/
Poruș8953/
Pooru8929/
Poruy899/
Posru897/
Phoru892/
Poruț892/
Porud891/
Poreu891/
Porgu890/
Pourou80891/
Potrus80132/
Porush80119/
Pourau8040/
Pottru8034/
Poerou8021/
Poirou8017/
Porrou8013/
Phorut805/
Pothru804/
Porrus804/
Porgou804/
Porhui804/
Potrru803/
Poraux803/
Poroux803/
Poruch802/
Poruha802/
Porous801/
Potruu801/
Poorru801/
Pourru801/
Pourus801/
Poyruz801/
Poruis801/
Poureu801/
Potrau801/
Potrut801/
Poruss800/
Potrud800/
Peru759,410/
Paru753,988/
Puru751,611/
Poró751/
Poiraud731,522/
Poiroux73551/
Pourush73173/
Pourrut73120/
Poiroud7397/
Potruch7359/
Poirout7339/
Pouraud7333/
Poyroux7333/
Pohrush739/
Potrous735/
Poottru733/
Poirous731/
Pothrui731/
Potthru731/
Pouroux731/
Photrup731/
Poiraux731/
Poureux731/
Ppourou731/
Porusst730/
Porroud730/
Pottrud730/
Parui6740,849/
Patru677,115/
Parau672,746/
Parus672,466/
Parou671,507/
Purru671,081/
Pereu67735/
Poirault67604/
Parut67542/
Perau67456/
Purut67414/
Perru67308/
Purus67296/
Peeru67286/
Purud67265/
Pahru67247/
Peuru67202/
Paruz67159/
Purup67155/
Pauru67136/
Parud67117/
Putru67115/
Parru67113/
Purau67108/
Paruğ6771/
Pourruch6754/
Pharu6753/
Pärus6751/
Pareu6748/
Purui6737/
Paruh6731/
Parzu6731/
Parup6727/
Poyrault6725/
Paruy6722/
Paaru6718/
Parhu6717/
Pheru6715/
Purgu6714/
Poroo6713/
Pasru6711/
Pargu6710/
Perui6710/
Păruș678/
Ppuru677/
Pouroush677/
Purou676/
Poroe676/
Puuru675/
Păruş675/
Paeru674/
Pehru674/
Paruś674/
Pourroud673/
Puruj672/
Puruh672/
Peruy672/
Phuru672/
Porzó672/
Peruh672/
Paruu671/
Pusru671/
Phoutrou671/
Poitroux671/
Pátru671/
Pãtru671/
Pujru671/
Purhu671/
Pparu671/

Poru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poru in the Bengali language
পোরুporu-
Poru in the Marathi language
पोरुporu93.33
पोरूporu6.67
Poru in the Hindi language
पोरूporu70
पोरुporu30
Poru in the Russian language
Поруporu-

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Footnotes

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