Poortier Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Poortier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poortier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080

Poortier Last Name Facts

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

Poortier is most common in The Netherlands. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poortier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poortier is the 1,459,453rd most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Poortier occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Poortier reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 149,444. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Overijssel, where 54 percent are found, North Brabant, where 16 percent are found and Gelderland, where 14 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Poortier Last Name Statistics demography

Poortier earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.63% more than the national average, earning R 348,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portier939,039/
Poorter93503/
Pourtier88948/
Porthier8829/
Poertier8826/
Portiere8811/
Poortere884/
Porter86295,388/
Portie86354/
Portir8617/
Pourthier823/
Porties8082/
Partier8060/
Pforter8058/
Porteur8043/
Porther8031/
Portter8025/
Pourtie8022/
Portere809/
Porterr805/
Pourter804/
Poortje803/
Portyer802/
Porteer802/
Portuer801/
Pporter801/
Poyrter801/
Pfortie801/
Portert801/
Poorterová781/
Parthier75141/
Pourtair757/
Pourthie754/
D'Porter753/
Partiere751/
Poirteir751/
Poortjes751/
Porterre751/
Portaire751/
Porteyar750/
Parter71312/
Partie71153/
Portje7131/
Portye7111/
Portée719/
Portre717/
Partir716/
Portié712/
Portièrre711/
Parthie6753/
Parther6743/
Pfortje6725/
Portiyo6718/
Parthir6712/
Portgee6711/
Partieh679/
Partiea676/
Parties676/
Portjet675/
Portiio674/
Partiez672/
Portiay671/
Portgij671/
Partair671/
Partior671/
Partter671/
Paarter671/
Portère671/
Parteer671/
Partere671/
Parteur671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Poortier
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