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

The surname Portela occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Portéla. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

Portela is the 7,688^th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 98,759 people. It is primarily found 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 widespread first name worldwide, held by 122 people.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 39,198 people, or 1 in 5,461. In Brazil Portela is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 12 percent are found, Ceará, where 11 percent are found and Bahia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it is found in 60 countries. It also occurs 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 surname are 40.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.46% registered with 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.