Porte Surname

29,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Nauru

Porte Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near the entrance or gate; one who acted as a gatekeeper.

Porte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8,7631:7,580660
Philippines1,5721:64,40110,952
United States1,1991:302,30127,845
Liberia9881:4,462549
Venezuela9191:32,8661,937
Brazil8701:246,0629,480
India4391:1,747,30262,623
Argentina3971:107,6669,105
Spain3591:130,2299,931
Dominican Republic3161:33,0161,894
Netherlands2591:65,20111,174
England2381:234,10919,389
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Colombia1321:361,9256,174
Belgium1181:97,42914,924
Chile1021:172,7115,686
Scotland971:55,1944,640
Italy921:664,74758,468
Panama871:44,9682,279
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Ecuador581:274,2398,727
Mexico561:2,216,53919,710
Barbados401:7,186655
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Guam251:6,405908
Guyana251:30,4893,301
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Nauru91:1,320249
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Wales71:442,07621,198
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Aruba11:103,4772,586
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

The alternate forms: Porté (74) are calculated separately.

Porte (189) may also be a first name.

Porte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near the entrance or gate; one who acted as a gatekeeper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Porte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porte (Arabic: بورتي, Hindi: पोर्ते, Marathi: पोट, Russian: Портье) occurs most in France. It can be rendered as: Porté. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porte? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,967th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 408,609 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Porte live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Porte is also the 661,310th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 189 people.

The surname Porte is most widespread in France, where it is held by 8,763 people, or 1 in 7,580. In France Porte is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 28 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent live. Besides France it occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Porte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Porte has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,557 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 580 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,078 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Porte Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Porte surname is primarily Anglican (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Porte last name are 12.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Porte earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 20.16% more than the national average, earning $27,280,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $48,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning $56,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porté9374/
Porter91295,388/
Portes9123,633/
Portet912,090/
Portee911,279/
Portez911,094/
Pforte91514/
Portie91354/
Portea91292/
Poorte91195/
Portei91194/
Porteu91159/
Pohrte91106/
Porteš9192/
Porthe9188/
Portey9184/
Portje9131/
Pourte9111/
Portée919/
Ported918/
Portte918/
Porteć915/
Phorte913/
Poerte911/
Porteh910/
Port8914,701/
Poorter83503/
Portets83208/
Portess83191/
Pfordte83105/
Pourtet8362/
Pforter8358/
Porther8331/
Pourthe8328/
Portter8325/
Pfortje8325/
Pourtie8322/
Porterr835/
Porttes835/
Porthet834/
Pourter834/
Poortje833/
Porteer832/
Porteet832/
Poortes832/
Portech832/
Pourteh832/
Pporter831/
Pourteu831/
Poyrter831/
Pfortie831/
Phortes831/
Porthes831/
Porteas830/
Porta8035,396/
Parte8015,119/
Porth802,600/
Poort802,189/
Ports80777/
Porti80705/
Perte80248/
Portt80151/
Purte8065/
Pfort8059/
Porty8048/
Pohrt8047/
Pourt806/
Portp802/
Portí802/
Phort801/
Pordt801/
Porht801/
Poirette77615/
Pourthie774/
D'Porter773/
Portis734,150/
Poiret734,122/
Partee733,995/
Partey732,139/
Parthe73897/
Portch73889/
Purtee73870/
Poorti73818/
Pertea73804/
Partes73555/
Parter73312/
Purter73310/
Portiz73248/
Pertee73236/
Portti73197/
Parteh73175/
Partie73153/
Portay73134/
Pfordt73130/
Portha73103/
Pourty7391/
Poorts7384/
Partei7377/
Purtey7371/
Portio7364/
Poorta7364/
Porthy7343/
Portoi7338/
Portyš7332/
Porthi7329/
Pforts7328/
Partea7328/
Parteş7322/
Pforth7319/
Pörtge7319/
Portit7315/
Phorth7314/
Poorth7314/
Poerty7313/
Portai7312/
Paarte7312/
Portoy7310/
Partet7310/
Partez738/
Pertie737/
Porthé736/
Portta736/
Purtes736/
Pertey736/
Poorty735/
Portås734/
Pourta734/
Purtie733/
Partep733/
Purtez733/
Pörtje733/
Portés733/
Parteu732/
Partte732/
Parted732/
Pourti732/
Perthe732/
Perteu732/
Portui732/
Pordth731/
Portds731/
Portty731/
Portyo731/
Pottrt731/
Pasrte731/
Peerte731/
Pharte731/
Phorta731/
Phorts731/
Pertte731/
Poerti731/
Pörter731/
Portys731/
Portyś731/
Portiš731/
Bportz731/
Purtet731/
Pertei731/
Paerte731/
Purtte730/
Poirrette714/
Porteľová713/
Part673,044/
Portais67746/
Portois67609/
Portova67216/
Portová67206/
Parthey67170/
Pourtoy67100/
Portsch67100/
Pord6765/
Parthie6753/
Purther6751/
Portiss6749/
Portych6749/
Portish6746/
Parther6743/
Porč6740/
Portich6731/
Pourthi6728/
Poirret6727/
Parthee6719/
Parteah6719/
Pourtaj6711/
Poorthi6710/
Pförter6710/
Poireth6710/
Partieh679/
Parteep677/
Partiea676/
Pourtoi676/
Partech675/
Paarthe674/
Pořt674/
Portait674/
Pfurter673/
Poortti673/
Porthoy672/
Parttee671/
Porzthy671/
Parteet671/
Parteit671/
Parteth671/
Partter671/
Pourtio671/
Pharthe671/
Phoorty671/
Paarter671/
Purttee671/
Partoey671/
Parteer671/
Parthei671/
Párt671/
Portaha671/
Parthes671/
Portuis670/
Parthea670/
Partess670/
Partees670/
Poyrett670/
Parttey670/
Partett670/

Porte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porte in the Hindi language
पोर्तेporte89.47
पोरतेporate10.53
Porte in the Marathi language
पोटpota81.07
पोरटेporate12.62
पोतpota1.89
पोरतेporate1.89
पाटेpate0.63
पोरटॆporate0.63
पारटेparate0.63
Porte in the Russian language
Портьеporte-
Porte in the Arabic language
بورتيbwrty-

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