Portella Surname
Approximately 14,075 people bear this surname
Portella Surname User-submission:
According to the Portuguese Onomastic Etymologic Dictionary, Portela comes from the latin word portella, which means "small door".
Portella Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 10,197 | 1:20,994 | 996 |
| Peru | 1,524 | 1:20,856 | 2,404 |
| Spain | 570 | 1:82,021 | 7,042 |
| United States | 513 | 1:706,548 | 55,809 |
| Italy | 364 | 1:168,013 | 25,519 |
| Argentina | 262 | 1:163,143 | 13,730 |
| France | 260 | 1:255,472 | 39,438 |
| Belgium | 90 | 1:127,740 | 18,560 |
| Chile | 53 | 1:332,386 | 9,362 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Colombia | 39 | 1:1,224,976 | 10,005 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Portella (25) may also be a first name.
Portella Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
According to the Portuguese Onomastic Etymologic Dictionary, Portela comes from the latin word portella, which means "small door".
- nportelaThis surname means 'small door'. It was possibly given to someone who made doors, or someone who lived close to a port.
- topolina88João Portella comes of Portugal to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; 1910-1920, no sure.
- joanaduartePortella Demographics
Average Male Portella Height
174.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Portella Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Portella Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Portella (Russian: Портелла) is most common in Brazil. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Portella? popularity and diffusion
The surname Portella is the 37,405th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 517,765 people. The last name Portella occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Portella reside; 86 percent reside in South America and 72 percent reside in Luso-South America. Portella is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 10,197 people, or 1 in 20,994. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 24 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 22 percent live and São Paulo, where 20 percent live. Outside of Brazil this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 11 percent live and Spain, where 4 percent live.
Portella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Portella has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Portella surname expanded 3,946 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Portella Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Portella last name are 37.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.57% being registered with the political party.
The amount Portella earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning €18,606 per year; in Peru they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,244 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $22,831,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.35% less than the national average, earning $38,080 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Portella Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Portella in the Russian language | ||
| Портелла | portella | - |
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