Portel Surname

209,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Portel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina7951:53,7654,535
Brazil4201:509,70119,169
India3031:2,531,56980,510
Nepal1421:200,5702,952
Venezuela791:382,3308,042
Portugal751:138,9106,177
France681:976,805110,007
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Portel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portel is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Portel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Portel is the 209,446th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,693,637 people. The surname Portel is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Portel live; 66 percent live in South America and 40 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most widespread in Argentina, where it is carried by 795 people, or 1 in 53,765. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 31 percent reside, Corrientes Province, where 28 percent reside and Misiones Province, where 22 percent reside. Beside Argentina this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 21 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Portel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Portel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Portel Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Portel are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Portel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.56% more than the national average, earning $49,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portell923,002/
Portael92162/
Portiel923/
Porthel922/
Portl91117/
Pourtiel861/
Partel83899/
Pertel83679/
Pärtel83416/
Portil83148/
Purtel8311/
Portelová8019/
Portelova801/
Purtell772,873/
Perthel77262/
Pertell77118/
Partell7790/
Partiel7714/
Portill7714/
Portiol771/
Portlet771/
Paurtel771/
Parttel771/
Purtiel770/
Parthel770/
Portellová753/
Pertl733,046/
Partl731,593/
Pártl73169/
Pörtl7322/
Purtl731/
Portlová7172/
Porthill7111/
Phurtell713/
Portillp712/
Perthiel710/
Portlett710/
Partil67120/
Partelová6745/
Parthl6739/
Pertil6721/
Pürtül6715/
Pertyl676/
Purtil675/
Pertll675/
Pärtil671/
Partll671/

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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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  • 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 Portel
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