Pourga Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Pourga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
Pourga (27) may also be a first name.
Pourga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pourga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pourga is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pourga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Pourga occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Pourga live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pourga is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 27 people.
Pourga is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Pourga is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 50 percent reside.
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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 Pourga
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