Portelli Surname

48,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

Portelli Surname User-submission:

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

Portelli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta3,4281:12629
Australia2,4141:11,1831,655
Italy1,8131:33,7326,046
United States9181:394,83534,638
France8521:77,96110,963
Canada4141:88,9999,813
England3791:147,01314,138
Argentina1401:305,31024,356
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Paraguay431:168,2963,336
Wales391:79,3476,699
Romania341:590,52642,844
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Greece211:527,60966,013
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guam11:160,1214,893
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Portelli (64) may also be a first name.

Portelli Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- topolina88

Portelli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Portelli (Russian: Портелли) has its highest incidence in Malta. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Portelli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Portelli is the 48,230th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 681,079 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Portelli live; 49 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,223,525th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 64 people.

This last name is most numerous in Malta, where it is carried by 3,428 people, or 1 in 126. Other than Malta Portelli occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent are found and Italy, where 17 percent are found.

Portelli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Portelli last name are 3.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Portelli earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 15.94% less than the national average, earning €25,242 per year; in South Africa they earn 21% more than the national average, earning R 287,532 per year; in United States they earn 19.22% more than the national average, earning $51,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning $59,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Portelli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portelli in the Russian language
Портеллиportelli-

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