Last name Paora (Paura 
, Paora 
, Powder 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Paora is characteristic of Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a common surname, Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Lithuania. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, Argentina, and Italy. Very seldom, Paora is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Paura | Italy, Philippines, India, Argentina, Brazil |
| Paora | Australia, Philippines, United States, India, New Zealand |
| Powder | Germany, Indonesia, United States, India, Brazil |
| roka paora Māori language expert, NZ (b. 1925) |
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| otene paora Ngati Whatua leader, Anglican lay reader, land negotiator, NZ |
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