Pourka Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Pourka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Pourka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pourka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pourka is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pourka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pourka is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Pourka is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Pourka live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Pourka is mostly found in: Alborz Province, where 50 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 50 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 25 percent are found and Cameroon, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Pourka
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