Porthan Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Porthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland741:74,2808,184
United States571:6,358,929302,882

Porthan Last Name Facts

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

Porthan is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Porthan.

How Common Is The Last Name Porthan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Porthan is the 1,565,797th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Porthan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Porthan live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 74,280. In Finland Porthan is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 50 percent live, Northern Savonia, where 15 percent live and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 15 percent live. Barring Finland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent live.

Porthan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Porthan last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Porthan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.27% less than the national average, earning $36,130 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porthane931/
Phorthan931/
Portan92547/
Pourtahan8829/
Parthan86296/
Portant86108/
Portain8650/
Portand8621/
Portham8612/
Portang862/
Perthan862/
Pourtan862/
Portank861/
Portaun861/
Purthan861/
Portean861/
Portane860/
Portasin8023/
Portacin8017/
Porthong8014/
Phortand805/
Pourtain804/
Perthain804/
Portantt803/
Portagne801/
Purthane801/
Parthang801/
Parthann801/
Porton772,028/
Purtan77674/
Partan77143/
Pertan7738/
Pärtan7731/
Portam7715/
Portán773/
Portón772/
Părtan771/
Portanova751,804/
Portheine75214/
Parthaune7530/
Portaasen7510/
Phorthong752/
Porhthong751/
Partain714,663/
Portone71422/
Partham71162/
Pertain7191/
Pertahn7130/
Partang7128/
Parthon7123/
Purtean7118/
Pertean7115/
Partane7111/
Partgan7110/
Partean716/
Portong716/
Phorton713/
Portein712/
Pourton712/
Perthon712/
Partamn712/
Parttan711/
Partasn711/
Portoin711/
Partant711/
Partand710/
Purtham710/
Partaine6715/
Pourtein6713/
Parthong6711/
Portheim673/
Purthong671/
Phartang671/
Pourtong671/
Partasin671/
Partacin671/
Parthasingh671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Porthan
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