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

Portela is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Portéla. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Portela is the 7,688^th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,759 people. The surname Portela is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Portela are found; 69 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Luso-South America. Portela is also the 844,248^th most common first name in the world, borne by 122 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 39,198 people, or 1 in 5,461. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 12 percent reside, Ceará, where 11 percent reside and Bahia, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this surname occurs 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 holding the Portela last name are 40.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.46% registered with the political 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.