Porteur Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Porteur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porteur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Porteur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porteur is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Porteur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Porteur live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 85 percent are found, Oregon, where 8 percent are found and Nevada, where 3 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent are found and Mali, where 2 percent are found.

Porteur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Porteur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Porteur last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Porteur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Porteur surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Porteur earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porter92295,388/
Portur9217/
Portier869,039/
Poorter86503/
Pforter8658/
Porther8631/
Portter8625/
Portere869/
Poerter866/
Porterr865/
Pourter864/
Porture863/
Portyer862/
Porthur862/
Porteer862/
Portert861/
Parteur861/
Pporter861/
Portuer861/
Poyrter861/
Pourtier80948/
Poortier80146/
Porthier8029/
Poertier8026/
Poortere804/
D'Porter803/
Porterre801/
Poirteir801/
Poerther801/
Portaher801/
Porteyar800/
Parter77312/
Portor77203/
Portar7755/
Perter7752/
Portir7717/
Portre777/
Partur775/
Pertur774/
Pörter771/
Pourtaher7556/
Pourthier753/
Portörő71109/
Partier7160/
Pertier7155/
Parther7143/
Portare7130/
Pförter7110/
Paurtur715/
Pertter712/
Partter711/
Poorterová711/
Parture711/
Paarter711/
Portord711/
Parteer711/
Partere711/
Portère711/
Porthar711/
Pertuir710/
Portard710/
Perther710/
Parthier67141/
Pourtair677/
Parterre673/
Portaire671/
Perrtier671/
Porthoor671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Porteur
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