Poortenga Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Poortenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poortenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Australia31:8,998,567200,784

Poortenga Last Name Facts

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

Poortenga is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poortenga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 940,398th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Poortenga is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Poortenga reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 1,589,732. In The United States Poortenga is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 50 percent live, Illinois, where 21 percent live and Indiana, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Poortenga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poortenga are 47.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.74% registered to vote for the party.

Poortenga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $49,296 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portenga94102/
Poortinga89911/
Portena8870/
Portinga82170/
Portenge8242/
Portenha822/
Portenah821/
Porrtinga781/
Pourtenay781/
Portina7541/
Porteno756/
Partena755/
Portenoy7139/
Partenay7129/
Portenho718/
Parthena716/
Partengo714/
Portinai712/
Partinga711/
Portiona711/
Portinas711/
Parthenay67945/
Partenach6715/
Partingah6713/
Parteneau671/
Partenais671/
Porteanoi671/
Portginay670/

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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
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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 Poortenga
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