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Where Does The Last Name Portal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Portal (Arabic: بورتل, Marathi: पोटर्ल) occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Portál. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 16,959^th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 222,718 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Portal reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Andean South America. Portal is also the 417,739^th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 423 people.

This last name is most widespread in Peru, where it is borne by 7,116 people, or 1 in 4,467. In Peru it is most common in: Lima Province, where 33 percent reside, Cajamarca Region, where 29 percent reside and La Libertad Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Peru it occurs in 95 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent reside and Cuba, where 15 percent reside.

Portal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Portal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 6,033 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Portal surname are 5.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Portal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,088 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.02% more than the national average, earning R 394,524 per year; in Colombia they earn 67.8% more than the national average, earning $38,094,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $42,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.9% less than the national average, earning $42,778 CAD per year.