Porwol Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Porwol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porwol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2901:277,60529,221
Poland1441:263,95032,677
France271:2,460,101186,232
England121:4,643,172139,951
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Porwol Last Name Facts

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

Porwol is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porwol? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 618,896th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Porwol reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 277,605. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 4 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 29 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porwoll92337/
Porwotl921/
Porwal838,172/
Porwoł831,069/
Porvol835/
Porwul831/
Porwolová803/
Porwall7711/
Pourvol779/
Poorwal778/
Parwoll773/
Pourwal772/
Porwaal771/
Porvoll770/
Pourvgol711/
Pourzwal711/
Porval674,514/
Parwal67916/
Purwal6794/
Parbol6756/
Perwal6741/
Porwał6736/
Parvol6729/
Porbal6728/
Porvolová677/
Porwół671/
Parwoł671/

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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 Porwol
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