Porča Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Porča Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porča Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina6161:5,7411,176
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Porca (1,047) & Porća (13) are calculated separately.

Porča Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porča has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be rendered as a variant: Porca or Porća. For other potential spellings of Porča click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porča? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 517,348th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. Porča is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Porča live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Porča is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 5,741. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 88 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 12 percent reside. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 1 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porca931,047/
Porća9313/
Potrčaj8317/
Porza8088/
Porcia73649/
Porcha73111/
Porcza7385/
Porcsa7337/
Porzah7319/
Pourza736/
Porcai734/
Porcea733/
Porzìa731/
Pourzah67889/
Porchea67109/
Pourzai6744/
Porchay6725/
Porchai678/
Poorcha675/
Pourcia673/
Porceau672/
Porciat671/
Pourcau671/
Porcsha671/
Porchsa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Porča
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