Pourquoi Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Pourquoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Pourquoi (43) may also be a first name.
Pourquoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pourquoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pourquoi is found most in France. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pourquoi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Pourquoi reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Pourquoi is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 43 people.
The last name Pourquoi is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 4,428,181. In France Pourquoi is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 67 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 20 percent reside and Grand Est, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pourqui | 93 | 12 | / |
| Pourquie | 88 | 89 | / |
| Pourquoy | 88 | 7 | / |
| Porqui | 86 | 4 | / |
| Porquis | 80 | 87 | / |
| Pourque | 80 | 45 | / |
| Porquiz | 80 | 30 | / |
| Pourqué | 80 | 16 | / |
| Pourquet | 75 | 81 | / |
| Pourquey | 75 | 34 | / |
| Potërqoi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Pourquez | 75 | 10 | / |
| Parqui | 71 | 683 | / |
| Porque | 71 | 256 | / |
| Purcoi | 71 | 111 | / |
| Porcoi | 71 | 105 | / |
| Purgui | 71 | 64 | / |
| Pourkouhi | 71 | 53 | / |
| Pourki | 71 | 23 | / |
| Pourgouhi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Purque | 71 | 2 | / |
| Potërqoji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourghuhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porquê | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porqua | 71 | 0 | / |
| Purqua | 71 | 0 | / |
| Porquet | 67 | 2,583 | / |
| Porquez | 67 | 1,092 | / |
| Pourchi | 67 | 357 | / |
| Porquer | 67 | 160 | / |
| Purqued | 67 | 79 | / |
| Pourkou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pourkio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pourkhi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Porques | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pourgue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Parquis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Purkuit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Potrqoj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Porqued | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pourkho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Porquee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Purquer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Parquiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purguos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porquah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourcau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porqeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purquet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parquot | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pourquoi
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