Porteau Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Porteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3311:200,67331,214
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Porteau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porteau is most common in France. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porteau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 821,713th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Porteau reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Porteau is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 200,673. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 38 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 29 percent are found and Occitanie, where 14 percent are found. Aside from France it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porteaux935/
Portheau933/
Porteaus932/
Porteu92159/
Portau9217/
Pourtau86679/
Portaux8660/
Portaud8627/
Perteau8619/
Pourteu861/
Parteau861/
Porta8335,396/
Portheault82204/
Pourtaud80141/
Porthaus8027/
Portault8014/
Porthaux804/
Pourtaut801/
Parteaux801/
Paurteau801/
Portas777,251/
Portaz77392/
Portat77119/
Portha77103/
Poorta7764/
Portou7751/
Portaś7714/
Poerta776/
Portta776/
Pourta774/
Partau774/
Portaş772/
Parteu772/
Perteu772/
Portać771/
Portah771/
Phorta771/
Portuo771/
Porthault75441/
Partaud71170/
Portash71136/
Portass71135/
Partaux7130/
Portaas7120/
Portach717/
Portasz717/
Portous715/
Portatz713/
Pourtou713/
Poirtas712/
Porthuo711/
Portath711/
Partaus711/
Porttas711/
Photrta711/
Portaha711/
Pourtah711/
Portouz711/
Porto67111,677/
Parta673,277/
Perta672,217/
Purta67733/
Pourtout67247/
Párta6716/
Pourtash678/
Pourtaha676/
Portô672/
Porthous671/

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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
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  • 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 Porteau
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