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
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
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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