Porz Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Porz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3021:266,57428,403
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Porz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porz is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 790,102nd most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Porz live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Porz is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 266,574. In Germany it is primarily found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 68 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Porz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Porz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Porz last name grew 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Porz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Porz last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Porz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.41% more than the national average, earning $57,567 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portz893,441/
Porcz89133/
Potrz8951/
Pourz8947/
Poerz893/
Por8614,952/
Poz862,206/
Porzse8024/
Poirez801/
Bportz801/
Portze800/
Pour75373,958/
Pore7520,000/
Port7514,701/
Poor758,666/
Perz756,259/
Porr751,105/
Porh751,091/
Poer75960/
Phor75371/
Porc75311/
Posz75301/
Parz75184/
Pohr75110/
Purz7570/
Pord7565/
Porč7540/
Poir7536/
Poiz7526/
Pooz7522/
Puor7519/
Porp7519/
Pérz7519/
Pocz7518/
Ppor7512/
Bpor7512/
Pouz758/
Potr754/
Phoz754/
Pozh753/
Hpoz752/
Pozx752/
Posr751/
Pohz751/
Poyr751/
Poirrez733/
Portzsh730/
Poore6712,623/
Porch674,786/
Poort672,189/
Phorh672,111/
Poire671,978/
Pforr671,242/
Poure67938/
Phore67893/
Ports67777/
Pertz67746/
Pourr67565/
Porre67544/
Potrč67519/
Porcs67172/
Poosz67171/
Portt67151/
Pohre67150/
Percz67149/
Pourd67140/
Parcz6788/
Poehr6777/
Pfort6759/
Pohrt6747/
Phour6743/
Partz6741/
Paarz6733/
Peerz6729/
Phoor6726/
Poesz6723/
Perrz6719/
Pourp6718/
Porhe6716/
Pottr6714/
Porci679/
Pourh679/
Pörcz678/
Hpour678/
Pãrez677/
Pourt676/
Pfoor676/
Phosr676/
Phoer675/
Phuor675/
Phorp674/
Phord674/
Perzz674/
Posre674/
Phohr674/
Perdz673/
Pfour673/
Párez673/
Poorh672/
Pojre672/
Pouzh672/
Potrć672/
Pérrz672/
Poosr672/
Poohr672/
Ppore671/
Porph671/
Pfarz671/
Pford671/
Phort671/
Paerz671/
Phorr671/
Poorr671/
Pfoer671/
Pohur671/
Poisz671/
Poerr671/
Pérëz671/
Porëe671/
Ppoer671/
Pordt671/
Pourj671/
Poohz671/
Hpoor671/
Bpoor671/
Bpour671/
Bpore671/
Phorë671/
Porht671/
Pardz671/
Paurz671/
Poysr670/
Pords670/
Pfohr670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Porz
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