Poort Surname

192,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Greenland

Poort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5091:11,1911,548
United States3901:929,38269,672
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Canada921:400,49635,373
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Greenland71:8,054710
France51:13,284,544357,392
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Samoa41:48,452659
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Poort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poort occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poort? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 192,348th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,329,167 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Poort reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,509 people, or 1 in 11,191. In The Netherlands Poort is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 19 percent live, South Holland, where 19 percent live and Groningen, where 18 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands Poort exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Poort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poort last name increased 2,438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poort Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poort surname are 32.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Poort earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning 319,278 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.12% less than the national average, earning R 78,132 per year; in United States they earn 16.39% more than the national average, earning $50,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $53,175 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poorte91195/
Poorts9184/
Poorth9114/
Port8914,701/
Poor898,666/
Porte8017,835/
Poore8012,623/
Porth802,600/
Ports80777/
Portt80151/
Pfort8059/
Pohrt8047/
Phoor8026/
Pourt806/
Pfoor806/
Poert804/
Poohr802/
Portp802/
Poosr802/
Poorh802/
Hpoor801/
Porht801/
Phort801/
Poorr801/
Pordt801/
Bpoor801/
Por7514,952/
Poiret734,122/
Portch73889/
Pforte73514/
Pfordt73130/
Porthe7388/
Pforts7328/
Pforth7319/
Phorth7314/
Pourte7311/
Portte738/
Portås734/
Phorte733/
Phoosr732/
Phoore732/
Bportz731/
Phoord731/
Portds731/
Poorre731/
Pottrt731/
Pordth731/
Phorts731/
Pour67373,958/
Pore6720,000/
Part673,044/
Porr671,105/
Porh671,091/
Phor67371/
Porz67357/
Purt67341/
Portova67216/
Portová67206/
Poorová67131/
Pohr67110/
Pfordte67105/
Portsch67100/
Poorova6779/
Pord6765/
Porč6740/
Poir6736/
Pourthe6728/
Poirret6727/
Porp6719/
Puor6719/
Bpor6712/
Ppor6712/
Poireth6710/
Potr674/
Pořt674/
Posr671/
Párt671/
Poyr671/
Poyrett670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poort
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