Portael Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Portael Surname User-submission:

The Portael surname was first given to an orphan, who was left behind at the doorway of a church. It derives from the word portaal, which means 'doorway' in Dutch.

Portael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1571:73,22711,680
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Portael Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Portael surname was first given to an orphan, who was left behind at the doorway of a church. It derives from the word portaal, which means 'doorway' in Dutch.

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Portael Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portael is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portael? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,364,059th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Portael reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Portael is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 73,227. In Belgium Portael is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portel921,973/
Portell863,002/
Portail86850/
Porteil86102/
Portiel863/
Porthel862/
Porteal861/
Portl83117/
Portault8014/
Portaill8012/
Pourtiel801/
Pourtail801/
Portujal801/
Partel77899/
Pertel77679/
Pärtel77416/
Portil77148/
Porthault75441/
Portelová7519/
Portalova7516/
Portelova751/
Perthel71262/
Pertell71118/
Partell7190/
Portill7114/
Partiel7114/
Portellová713/
Portlet711/
Portoul711/
Paurtel711/
Parttel711/
Partail711/
Portiol711/
Parthel710/
Pertl673,046/
Partl671,593/
Pártl67169/
Portlová6772/
Partheil6734/
Pörtl6722/
Porthill6711/
Portillp672/
Partayal671/
Portuyol671/
Portlett670/
Perthiel670/

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