Portia Forename
10,169th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 100,189 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ghana
Portia Forename Definition:
This f., of pretty Shakespearean memory, is of ugly origin, for in Latin (porcus, -a) it signifies a hog, a sow; though via Porcia, originally ‘a female member of the great Porcian clan (gens Porcia)’.
Portia Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 100% | 38,520 | 1:1,416 | 210 |
| Ghana | 99% | 25,003 | 1:1,079 | 229 |
| United States | 100% | 12,316 | 1:29,436 | 2,044 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 11,567 | 1:1,333 | 239 |
| Philippines | 99% | 2,480 | 1:42,746 | 3,310 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,840 | 1:9,300 | 1,066 |
| Botswana | 100% | 1,699 | 1:1,286 | 230 |
| England | 99% | 1,117 | 1:49,779 | 2,364 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1,065 | 1:166,727 | 7,714 |
| Swaziland | - | 1,000 | 1:1,300 | 315 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 572 | 1:36,362 | 4,240 |
| Ivory Coast | 91% | 333 | 1:69,297 | 4,673 |
| Canada | 100% | 322 | 1:102,899 | 5,181 |
| Bahamas | - | 308 | 1:1,297 | 312 |
| India | 100% | 298 | 1:4,076,772 | 167,164 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 206 | 1:6,609 | 1,085 |
| Jamaica | - | 183 | 1:15,755 | 1,471 |
| China | - | 113 | 1:12,088,989 | 59,794 |
| Australia | - | 113 | 1:120,864 | 4,009 |
| Egypt | - | 108 | 1:850,935 | 16,903 |
| Kuwait | - | 104 | 1:36,397 | 3,425 |
| Qatar | 100% | 84 | 1:28,210 | 3,941 |
| Hong Kong | - | 75 | 1:103,370 | 2,833 |
| Cameroon | - | 58 | 1:372,595 | 13,197 |
| Namibia | - | 51 | 1:47,141 | 3,011 |
| New Zealand | - | 44 | 1:103,092 | 4,303 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 43 | 1:166,325 | 11,451 |
| Liberia | 100% | 40 | 1:110,302 | 4,652 |
| Lesotho | 90% | 33 | 1:61,818 | 6,152 |
| Wales | 100% | 32 | 1:96,697 | 2,408 |
| Guyana | 100% | 31 | 1:24,621 | 2,839 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 29 | 1:582,830 | 13,221 |
| Thailand | 98% | 24 | 1:2,919,409 | 69,251 |
| Malaysia | 90% | 24 | 1:1,268,748 | 41,875 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 24 | 1:7,409 | 1,127 |
| Germany | 100% | 23 | 1:4,203,386 | 18,257 |
| Barbados | - | 22 | 1:13,172 | 1,234 |
| Scotland | 100% | 20 | 1:267,518 | 4,251 |
| Iceland | - | 19 | 1:19,264 | 1,346 |
| Grenada | 100% | 18 | 1:6,007 | 933 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 17 | 1:1,838 | 426 |
| Singapore | 100% | 16 | 1:392,941 | 10,341 |
| Uganda | 100% | 15 | 1:2,730,461 | 31,621 |
| Zambia | - | 14 | 1:1,132,485 | 16,312 |
| Ireland | 100% | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Belize | 100% | 13 | 1:27,255 | 2,702 |
| France | - | 11 | 1:6,042,758 | 22,831 |
| Kenya | - | 10 | 1:4,630,711 | 25,538 |
| Poland | 100% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 7 | 1:1,173,357 | 12,989 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Brazil | - | 6 | 1:35,706,026 | 284,222 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 6 | 1:18,597 | 2,290 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 4 | 1:48,589,420 | 158,924 |
| Italy | 92% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Monaco | - | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:54,874 | 3,819 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 2 | 1:17,354 | 1,059 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Dominica | - | 2 | 1:37,736 | 863 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Congo | - | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
Portia (1,488) may also be a surname.
Portia Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This f., of pretty Shakespearean memory, is of ugly origin, for in Latin (porcus, -a) it signifies a hog, a sow; though via Porcia, originally ‘a female member of the great Porcian clan (gens Porcia)’.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Latin (feminine) - A harbour, fig. safety.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Latin name, meaning: A harbor: safety.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Portia Forename Popularity
Portia Demographics
Portia Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 2,044 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portiah | 92 | 93 | / |
| Porthia | 92 | 38 | / |
| Portias | 92 | 8 | / |
| Porttia | 92 | 8 | / |
| Portioa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Phortia | 92 | 5 | / |
| Portiea | 92 | 2 | / |
| Portiay | 92 | 2 | / |
| Portiaz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Portiad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Portagia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Portio | 83 | 1,131 | / |
| Partia | 83 | 129 | / |
| Purtia | 83 | 31 | / |
| Pertia | 83 | 28 | / |
| Portea | 83 | 23 | / |
| Portya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Portja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Partiah | 77 | 2,109 | / |
| Partija | 77 | 24 | / |
| Parthia | 77 | 18 | / |
| Partias | 77 | 11 | / |
| Purtiah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Porthio | 77 | 8 | / |
| Porteah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Portioh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Perthia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Porthea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phortya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Partiha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Partiat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paurtia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parthias | 71 | 8 | / |
| Purtijah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Partiahs | 71 | 3 | / |
| Perdthia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourteau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parthija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Partya | 67 | 48 | / |
| Partio | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pertio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pertya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Porteo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Portyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Portjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Partihast | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Portia