Portael Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 157 | 1:73,227 | 11,680 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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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Where Does The Last Name Portael Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Portael occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Portael? popularity and diffusion
The surname Portael is the 1,364,059th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Portael live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 73,227. In Belgium Portael is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Belgium this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portel | 92 | 1,973 | / |
| Portell | 86 | 3,002 | / |
| Portail | 86 | 850 | / |
| Porteil | 86 | 102 | / |
| Portiel | 86 | 3 | / |
| Porthel | 86 | 2 | / |
| Porteal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Portl | 83 | 117 | / |
| Portault | 80 | 14 | / |
| Portaill | 80 | 12 | / |
| Pourtiel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pourtail | 80 | 1 | / |
| Portujal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Partel | 77 | 899 | / |
| Pertel | 77 | 679 | / |
| Pärtel | 77 | 416 | / |
| Portil | 77 | 148 | / |
| Porthault | 75 | 441 | / |
| Portelová | 75 | 19 | / |
| Portalova | 75 | 16 | / |
| Portelova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perthel | 71 | 262 | / |
| Pertell | 71 | 118 | / |
| Partell | 71 | 90 | / |
| Portill | 71 | 14 | / |
| Partiel | 71 | 14 | / |
| Portellová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Portlet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Portoul | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paurtel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parttel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Partail | 71 | 1 | / |
| Portiol | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parthel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pertl | 67 | 3,046 | / |
| Partl | 67 | 1,593 | / |
| Pártl | 67 | 169 | / |
| Portlová | 67 | 72 | / |
| Partheil | 67 | 34 | / |
| Pörtl | 67 | 22 | / |
| Porthill | 67 | 11 | / |
| Portillp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Partayal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Portuyol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Portlett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Perthiel | 67 | 0 | / |
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