Portenier Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Portenier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portenier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
Switzerland2541:32,3344,777
France711:935,531107,040
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Portenier Last Name Facts

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

Portenier (Russian: Портениер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Portenier.

How Common Is The Last Name Portenier? popularity and diffusion

The last name Portenier is the 495,028th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,925,856 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Portenier reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 1,196,234. In The United States Portenier is most prevalent in: Kansas, where 27 percent reside, Idaho, where 12 percent reside and Nebraska, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 38 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Portenier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Portenier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 5,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Portenier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Portenier surname are 47.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.74% registered with the party.

Portenier earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $42,532 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Portenier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portenier in the Russian language
Портениерportenier-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Portenier
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