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Where Does The Last Name Portela Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Portela occurs most in Brazil. It may also occur in the variant forms: Portéla. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Portela? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Portela is the 7,688^th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 98,759 people. The surname Portela occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Portela reside; 69 percent reside in South America and 53 percent reside in Luso-South America. Portela is also the 844,248^th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 122 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 39,198 people, or 1 in 5,461. In Brazil Portela is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 12 percent reside, Ceará, where 11 percent reside and Bahia, where 10 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 9 percent reside and Spain, where 8 percent reside.

Portela Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Portela last name are 40.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Portela earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 260.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 69,930 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.51% more than the national average, earning R 364,800 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $21,987,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% less than the national average, earning $48,322 CAD per year.