Pourgue Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Chad

Pourgue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pourgue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Chad41:3,398,0507,703

Pourgue Last Name Facts

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

Pourgue occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pourgue? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pourgue live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: North Region, where 50 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 25 percent are found and Far North Region, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Pourgue occurs in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourgueh931/
Purgue9277/
Porgue921/
Pourque8645/
Pourquie8089/
Puringue8083/
Pourquet8081/
Pourquey8034/
Pourquez8010/
Porque77256/
Pourgh77107/
Purgui7764/
Pargue7718/
Poutrg772/
Pourke772/
Purque772/
Purgua770/
Porkue770/
Peyhorgue7524/
Pourgouhi756/
Pourghuhi751/
Purg73275/
Porg7310/
Porquet712,583/
Porquez711,092/
Porquer71160/
Purqued7179/
Parguey7131/
Pourqué7116/
Pourqui7112/
Porques718/
Porqued713/
Purquer712/
Porquee712/
Purquet711/
Pourquì711/
Peirgue710/
Purke671,765/
Pourk67525/
Purguaya67120/
Pourquoi6730/
Porke6728/
Pajorque678/
Pourquoy677/
Purgh674/
Purenkue671/
Porgp671/
Purinque671/
Pehargue671/
Paringue671/
Porquett671/
Porgs671/
Purrg670/
Porrquer670/

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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 Pourgue
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