Poorts Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Poorts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poorts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Poorts Last Name Facts

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

Poorts is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poorts? popularity and diffusion

Poorts is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Poorts live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 211,090. In The Netherlands Poorts is most numerous in: Limburg, where 33 percent live, North Brabant, where 29 percent live and Gelderland, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent live and Mexico, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poort912,189/
Ports91777/
Poorte83195/
Pforts8328/
Poorth8314/
Portås834/
Phorts831/
Portds831/
Port8014,701/
Portsch77100/
Portzsh770/
Porte7317,835/
Portz733,441/
Porth732,600/
Parts732,168/
Porcs73172/
Portt73151/
Pfort7359/
Pohrt7347/
Pourt736/
Portp732/
Phort731/
Purts731/
Pordt731/
Porht731/
Pords730/
Portsche7193/
Pfortsch7115/
Portscht717/
Portsova711/
Poiret674,122/
Portch67889/
Pforte67514/
Pfordt67130/
Porthe6788/
Pforth6719/
Partts6716/
Pfoertsch6715/
Phorth6714/
Pourte6711/
Portte678/
Partsh674/
Phorte673/
Poorch671/
Pordth671/
Pottrt671/
Phoord671/
Purtsh671/
Parrts671/
Bparts671/
Bportz671/
Partse670/
Portze670/

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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 Poorts
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