Portal Surname

16,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Cuba

Portal Surname Definition:

The family are said to have been originally Spanish, and to have established themselves in Languedoc at the end of the XI. century. Adopting, after some centuries' residence in that province, the principles of the Huguenots, some of their members were compelled to leave France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

Read More About This Surname

Portal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru7,1161:4,467733
France5,5061:12,0641,194
Cuba4,7661:2,418354
Argentina3,2731:13,0591,182
Brazil3,1951:67,0032,496
Bolivia1,8741:5,665757
United States1,2671:286,07726,602
Spain1,0841:43,1294,120
Israel9791:8,7411,360
Mexico5981:207,5695,525
El Salvador4831:13,134764
Philippines4471:226,48434,802
Portugal4341:24,0051,600
Venezuela3281:92,0863,496
Paraguay2151:33,6591,109
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England1151:484,50531,272
India801:9,588,317188,446
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Uruguay751:45,7575,151
Ecuador611:260,7528,586
Chile481:367,01010,126
Colombia441:1,085,7749,528
Canada421:877,27667,671
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Wales141:221,03813,576
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Belize61:59,2462,743
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Show All Nations
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Portál (3) are calculated separately.

Portal (423) may also be a first name.

Portal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The family are said to have been originally Spanish, and to have established themselves in Languedoc at the end of the XI. century. Adopting, after some centuries' residence in that province, the principles of the Huguenots, some of their members were compelled to leave France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The founder of the family in England was Henri Portal, who settled in Hampshire. B.L.G.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fr.; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:

Portal Demographics

Portal Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 3 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Portal Last Name Facts

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

Portal (Arabic: بورتل, Marathi: पोटर्ल) has its highest incidence in Peru. It may also be rendered as: Portál. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Portal is the 16,959th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 222,718 people. Portal is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Portal live; 50 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Andean South America. Portal is also the 417,739th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 423 people.

The surname Portal is most widely held in Peru, where it is carried by 7,116 people, or 1 in 4,467. In Peru Portal is mostly concentrated in: Lima Province, where 33 percent live, Cajamarca Region, where 29 percent live and La Libertad Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Peru it occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent live and Cuba, where 15 percent live.

Portal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Portal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Portal last name increased 6,033 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Portal last name are 5.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.29% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portál943/
Portale921,812/
Portail92850/
Pourtal9251/
Portall9225/
Porthal929/
Phortal923/
Portgal922/
Porteal921/
Pourtale8675/
Portatil8629/
Portault8614/
Portaill8612/
Portalle862/
Pourtail861/
Partal832,790/
Purtal8323/
Portol836/
Pertal832/
Porthault80441/
Portalova8016/
Portalová807/
Porteil77102/
Partale77101/
Parthal7713/
Porttol771/
Portoul771/
Portole771/
Phartal771/
Partail771/
Portheault75204/
Phartale7145/
Portogli7126/
Parthale715/
Partol6786/
Partalova6776/
Purtál671/
Pórtol671/
Partalová671/
Purtattll671/
Show All Similar Surnames

Portal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portal in the Marathi language
पोटर्लpotarla-
Portal in the Arabic language
بورتلbwrtl-
بورتالbwrtal-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Portal
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis