Portefaix Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Portefaix Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portefaix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4761:139,54421,462
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Portefaix Last Name Facts

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

The last name Portefaix occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Portefaix.

How Common Is The Last Name Portefaix? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 606,498th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,261,342 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Portefaix reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 139,544. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 28 percent reside, Occitanie, where 28 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 22 percent reside. Outside of France Portefaix is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portefix941/
Portafaix89114/
Portefaux891/
Portafax8244/
Portafixa781/
Bratefixe675/
Portafekas6312/
Bradtfix591/
Bratifix591/
Porto Viegas572/
Brotifixi5624/
Bratifixi5620/
Brotifixe565/
Bradtfixe563/
Berto Fax561/

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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 Portefaix
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