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 Portella Salary in
United States
$46,741 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Portella in the Russian language | ||
| Портелла | portella | - |
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