Portello Surname

352,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Portello 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.

Portello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3781:161,79024,828
United States3131:1,158,01683,004
France1571:423,07561,574
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Portello 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

Portello Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portello is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Portello? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 352,668th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,054,740 people. The surname Portello is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Portello are found; 37 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent are found in Italic Europe.

Portello is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 161,790. In Italy Portello is mostly concentrated in: Veneto, where 36 percent are found, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 31 percent are found and Calabria, where 14 percent are found. Besides Italy this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Portello Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Portello has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 10,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Portello Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Portello last name are 2.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Portello earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.57% more than the national average, earning €37,709 per year; in Peru they earn 74.22% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,772 per year; in United States they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning $49,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.17% more than the national average, earning $69,145 CAD per year.

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