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

Portes (Russian: Портес) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Porteš or Portés. For other possible spellings of Portes click here.

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

The surname Portes is the 22,944^th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 308,363 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Portes live; 52 percent live in South America and 46 percent live in Luso-South America. Portes is also the 1,223,525^th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 64 people.

The last name Portes is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 10,929 people, or 1 in 19,588. In Brazil Portes is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 21 percent are found, Paraná, where 20 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Portes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Portes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Portes last name rose 4,793 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Portes Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Portes are 43.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Portes earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning $23,925,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $49,937 CAD per year.