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Where Does The Last Name Porters Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Porters has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porters? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 887,624^th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Porters live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Porters is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 56,914. In Belgium Porters is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent live and Walloon Region, where 6 percent live. Apart from Belgium this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Barbados, where 8 percent live.

Porters Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Porters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Porters last name contracted 18 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Porters Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Porters last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Porters earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.74% less than the national average, earning $29,883 USD per year.