Portar Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Portar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
India111:69,733,217610,955
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Portar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Portar (Hindi: पोर्टर, Russian: Портарь) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Portar live; 42 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,034,846. In Ukraine Portar is most prevalent in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 87 percent reside and Kiev Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Barring Ukraine it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Portar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Portar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Portar last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Portar Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portare9230/
Porthar921/
Portard920/
Pourtair867/
Portaire861/
Portor83203/
Partar8326/
Pertar8318/
Purtar831/
Portarova8030/
Porteur7743/
Parthar777/
Partare772/
Portord771/
Partart771/
Partard771/
Partair771/
Phartare7116/
Poirteir711/
Perthaar711/
Porthoor711/
Pharthart675/
Parteur621/
Partoire57778/
Pertor5056/
Partor5041/

Portar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portar in the Hindi language
पोर्टरportara-
Portar in the Russian language
Портарьportar-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Portar
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