Portella Surname

37,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Peru

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil10,1971:20,994996
Peru1,5241:20,8562,404
Spain5701:82,0217,042
United States5131:706,54855,809
Italy3641:168,01325,519
Argentina2621:163,14313,730
France2601:255,47239,438
Belgium901:127,74018,560
Chile531:332,3869,362
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Colombia391:1,224,97610,005
Australia361:749,88148,970
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Congo61:831,51616,072
England51:11,143,612252,590
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Panama41:978,06412,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

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".

- nportela

This surname means 'small door'. It was possibly given to someone who made doors, or someone who lived close to a port.

- topolina88

João Portella comes of Portugal to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; 1910-1920, no sure.

- joanaduarte

Portella Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Portella Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Portella (Russian: Портелла) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Portella click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portella? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,405th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 517,765 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Portella are found; 86 percent are found in South America and 72 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 10,197 people, or 1 in 20,994. In Brazil Portella is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 24 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 22 percent reside and São Paulo, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 11 percent reside and Spain, where 4 percent reside.

Portella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Portella has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Portella last name grew 3,946 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Portella Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Portella surname are 37.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.57% registered with the 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portella in the Russian language
Портеллаportella-

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