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 more frequently found in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Porthan.

How Common Is The Last Name Porthan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,565,797th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Porthan reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Porthan is most prevalent in Finland, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 74,280. In Finland Porthan is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 50 percent reside, Northern Savonia, where 15 percent reside and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 15 percent reside. Not including Finland it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside.

Porthan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Porthan are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the 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
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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 Porthan
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