Portan Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Portan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2031:98,90611,265
El Salvador1031:61,5911,371
Honduras551:160,2992,031
Nicaragua461:130,8932,092
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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

Portan (69) may also be a first name.

Portan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portan (Russian: Портан) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Portán. For other possible spellings of Portan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Portan is the 575,362nd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. The surname Portan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Portan are found; 37 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 37 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Portan is also the 1,171,416th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 69 people.

The last name Portan is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 98,906. In Romania it is most common in: Bihor County, where 79 percent live, Timiș County, where 20 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 0 percent live. Aside from Romania this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in El Salvador, where 19 percent live and Honduras, where 10 percent live.

Portan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Portan last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Portan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 33.96% less than the national average, earning $14,992,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.08% less than the national average, earning $34,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $54,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portán943/
Porthan92131/
Portant92108/
Portain9250/
Portand9221/
Portang922/
Pourtan922/
Portaun921/
Portank921/
Portean921/
Portane920/
Portasin8623/
Portacin8617/
Phortand865/
Pourtain864/
Portantt863/
Portagne861/
Phorthan861/
Porthane861/
Porton832,028/
Purtan83674/
Partan83143/
Pertan8338/
Pärtan8331/
Portam8315/
Portón832/
Părtan831/
Portanova801,804/
Pourtahan8029/
Portaasen8010/
Partain774,663/
Portone77422/
Parthan77296/
Pertain7791/
Pertahn7730/
Partang7728/
Purtean7718/
Pertean7715/
Portham7712/
Partane7711/
Partgan7710/
Portong776/
Partean776/
Phorton773/
Perthan772/
Partamn772/
Pourton772/
Portein772/
Partant771/
Portoin771/
Parttan771/
Purthan771/
Partasn771/
Partand770/
Partaine7115/
Porthong7114/
Pourtein7113/
Perthain714/
Parthann711/
Partacin711/
Partasin711/
Phartang711/
Purthane711/
Parthang711/
Pourtong711/
Parton6712,853/
Purton671,939/
Perton67389/
Portheine67214/
Partam67125/
Portonova6785/
Parthaune6730/
Purtam678/
Portão676/
Partanova676/
Phorthong672/
Partán671/
Portom671/
Porhthong671/

Portan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portan in the Russian language
Портанportan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Portan
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