Porua Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Porua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Porua (25) may also be a first name.
Porua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Porua (Hindi: पोरुआ, Oriya: ପରୁଆ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Porua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Porua are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 14,472,932. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 81 percent are found, Odisha, where 6 percent are found and Assam, where 2 percent are found. Aside from India it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porrua | 91 | 692 | / |
| Pourua | 91 | 59 | / |
| Poruha | 91 | 2 | / |
| Porruas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Parua | 80 | 13,414 | / |
| Perua | 80 | 1,292 | / |
| Porva | 80 | 427 | / |
| Purua | 80 | 61 | / |
| Porwa | 80 | 29 | / |
| Porba | 80 | 17 | / |
| Poerwa | 73 | 166 | / |
| Paruas | 73 | 87 | / |
| Pharua | 73 | 52 | / |
| Porvas | 73 | 26 | / |
| Pourba | 73 | 19 | / |
| Paarua | 73 | 18 | / |
| Parhua | 73 | 15 | / |
| Poorva | 73 | 15 | / |
| Porvay | 73 | 14 | / |
| Porbay | 73 | 14 | / |
| Porway | 73 | 14 | / |
| Porvai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Porvaz | 73 | 8 | / |
| Porruo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Perrua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Paruah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Paruay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Parrua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Porwad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Porvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pherua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phorba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peruha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Porwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Purrua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pourva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paurua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Patrua | 73 | 0 | / |
| Puruat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Parhuay | 67 | 200 | / |
| Parouha | 67 | 45 | / |
| Pourvaz | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pourvay | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pourvad | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pourvat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Parhuas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pourbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pourvaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poirewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puruhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porvaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poorbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porrwas | 67 | 1 | / |
Porua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Porua in the Hindi language | ||
| पोरुआ | poru'a | - |
| Porua in the Oriya language | ||
| ପରୁଆ | paru'a | - |
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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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- 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 Porua
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