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

Portela occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Portéla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

Portela is the 7,688^th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 98,759 people. Portela occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Portela live; 69 percent live in South America and 53 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 844,248^th most numerous first name in the world, held by 122 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 39,198 people, or 1 in 5,461. In Brazil Portela is most common in: São Paulo, where 12 percent are found, Ceará, where 11 percent are found and Bahia, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Brazil Portela exists in 60 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 9 percent are found and Spain, where 8 percent are found.

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.