Portenoy Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Portenoy Surname User-submission:

The Portenoy surname was originally Portnoi, a Russian or Ukranian surname, meaning 'tailor'. Many with this surname are Jewish. The name was changed upon arrival in The United States.

Portenoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Portenoy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Portenoy surname was originally Portnoi, a Russian or Ukranian surname, meaning 'tailor'. Many with this surname are Jewish. The name was changed upon arrival in The United States.

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Portenoy Last Name Facts

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

Portenoy is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Portenoy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portenoy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Portenoy is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Portenoy live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Portenoy is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States Portenoy is most common in: New York, where 78 percent live, District of Columbia, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 15 percent live and Uruguay, where 3 percent live.

Portenoy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Portenoy surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Portenoy earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 95.98% more than the national average, earning $84,562 USD per year.

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