Pournin Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pournin Surname User-submission:

The family name Pornin comes from the latin "porun" (I am unfortunately not sure about the spelling of the word), which has two meanings: leek and the word glabre (it is a french word but I did not find a good equivalent in english, it means something that does not have hair, that is smooth).

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Pournin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5051:131,53020,095
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Pournin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The family name Pornin comes from the latin "porun" (I am unfortunately not sure about the spelling of the word), which has two meanings: leek and the word glabre (it is a french word but I did not find a good equivalent in english, it means something that does not have hair, that is smooth). Besides, the Pornin family name comes from two different French regions, Berry and Sologne.

- anonymous submission

Pournin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pournin occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pournin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pournin is the 610,848th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. The last name Pournin is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pournin are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 131,530. In France it is most numerous in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 60 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent live. Beside France it exists in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pornin92228/
Purnin926/
Purnina8641/
Purning8616/
Phornin869/
Pornina866/
Porning864/
Poernin861/
Parnin77291/
Purnim77130/
Purnyn7713/
Pornen775/
Pornim771/
Parning71113/
Parnien7112/
Parnina714/
Parnnin714/
Pornnen712/
Purnyna711/
Pejernin677/
Parninova631/
Parnen6242/
Parnén624/
Parnim622/
Pornem621/
Parneen5732/
Parneng572/
Parnnim571/
Piernen571/
Purneem571/
Parrnen570/
Pharneng5321/
Pharneen531/
Parnenova502/

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