Uporo Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uporo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uporo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Uporo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uporo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uporo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uporo is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Uporo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Uporo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 96 percent reside and Cross River, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uphoro9111/
Guporo918/
Uuporo915/
Ouporo911/
Huporo911/
Iporo8056/
Upora8034/
Upero807/
Uparo802/
Uparod7318/
Upurou739/
Uparot737/
Auparo735/
Uporau733/
Jiporo732/
Uparoh731/
Uporra731/
Gupuro731/
Huparo731/
Huipero6728/
Hauparo674/
Ouparou672/
Upharoj671/
Gupparo671/
Auspuro671/
Ouporga671/

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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
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  • 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 Uporo
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