Porum Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Porum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Porum (8) may also be a first name.

Porum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Porum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Porum (Russian: Порум) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porum? popularity and diffusion

Porum is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Porum occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Porum live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Porum is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 8 people.

The surname Porum is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Porum is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 67 percent live and National Capital District, where 33 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phorum913/
Pojrum912/
Poorum911/
Poruim911/
Pohrum911/
Poroum911/
Porrum910/
Pottrum830/
Poutrum830/
Parum80656/
Purum80639/
Porom80150/
Perum8091/
Porun8021/
Poróm801/
Poruń801/
Porumova7724/
Pourgoum773/
Poorun731,166/
Patrum73221/
Porung73151/
Pharum7335/
Pourun7316/
Parhum7312/
Purrum736/
Pohrom735/
Pohrun735/
Porhun734/
Puroum733/
Perrum733/
Parume733/
Pureum732/
Poroun732/
Porunt731/
Poorom731/
Phorom731/
Porhom731/
Parzum731/
Parrum731/
Pehrum731/
Purume731/
Perđum731/
Poirun731/
Perhum730/
Porrom730/
Phorung6741/
Photrun678/
Pooreun672/
Pooraun672/
Poorhun672/
Pourung671/
Parzoum671/
Pharuim671/
Pharume671/
Pourhousem671/
Pourzun671/
Pourunt671/
Patrusm671/
Porrung671/
Porutin671/
Potrund670/
Patrume670/

Porum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porum in the Russian language
Порумporum-

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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
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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 Porum
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