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
The surname Porua (Hindi: पोरुआ, Oriya: ପରୁଆ) is found most in India. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Porua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,007,164th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Porua occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Porua live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Porua is also the 2,136,160th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 25 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 14,472,932. In India Porua is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 81 percent reside, Odisha, where 6 percent reside and Assam, where 2 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
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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