Pourfar Surname

307,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Pourfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pourfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,1981:64,0926,813
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Pourfar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pourfar is found most frequently in Iran. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pourfar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 307,224th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,924,834 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Pourfar live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 1,198 people, or 1 in 64,092. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 22 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 16 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Pourfar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pourfar are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pourfar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning $51,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourfard93128/
Pourfarz932/
Pourfarh932/
Pourfare931/
Pourfahr931/
Poorfar862/
Porfard861/
Powerfar8022/
Poorfard807/
Purfarth807/
Pourfour801/
Purfor775/
Porfor772/
Parfar771/
Powerfard751/
Parfair711/
Parfard711/
Purford711/
Purrford670/
Parford5755/

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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 Pourfar
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