Portegys Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Portegys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portegys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England11:55,718,059489,080

Portegys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portegys is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Portegys.

How Common Is The Last Name Portegys? popularity and diffusion

Portegys is the 1,666,404th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Portegys occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Portegys are found; 47 percent are found in Australasia and 47 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Portegys is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 102,916. In New Zealand it is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 55 percent are found, Waikato Region, where 43 percent are found and Otago Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside New Zealand this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Portegys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Portegys are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Portegys earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portegay884/
Portegies82351/
Portegijs82135/
Portegues821/
Portegese820/
Portets80208/
Portegi8023/
Portega805/
Porteghi75106/
Portegga7542/
Portegee7510/
Portegie751/
Portez711,094/
Pourteghi7177/
Porteć715/
Portec713/
Portigues711/
Partygeys711/
Porteagee710/
Pourtegee710/
Portych6749/
Portech672/
Portigheis672/
Portiga672/
Portits671/

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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 Portegys
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