Porthouse Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Porthouse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porthouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3911:142,50113,810
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Australia911:296,65626,074
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Porthouse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porthouse has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porthouse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 517,348th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname Porthouse is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Porthouse reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 142,501. In England Porthouse is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 28 percent are found, Cumbria, where 18 percent are found and Bedfordshire, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account England Porthouse occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Porthouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Porthouse has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Porthouse last name rose 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Porthouse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Porthouse are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Porthouse earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $48,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porthous941/
Parthouse891/
Porthos8880/
Portous885/
Portose882/
Portuse881/
Portuese82391/
Porthaus8227/
Portoues826/
Portoese825/
Portuses821/
Portos801,221/
Portus80728/
Poorthuis78553/
Porteious786/
Partoushe782/
Pourtousi781/
Porteus751,034/
Portois75609/
Portosa75197/
Portase75196/
Portusa7545/
Portosi7540/
Partous7533/
Portuze7526/
Portues7524/
Porthoz7517/
Pertose758/
Portusy757/
Parthus751/
Partose751/
Portuce751/
Portouz751/
Partuse751/
Phortos751/
Portuis750/
Portheiser742/
Pourtois71396/
Portteus71133/
Partoise7160/
Portuges7149/
Portasse7128/
Portugez7121/
Portugis7118/
Portugie7118/
Portuezi719/
Partoush716/
Portossi713/
Portohsi712/
Porteaus712/
Porteuos712/
Portasie711/
Porteius711/
Porthais711/
Purtuset711/
Portuesy711/
Portiese711/
Portheix711/
Portugee710/
Porttues710/
Portas677,251/
Partos672,793/
Partouche671,322/
Partus67180/
Pártos67166/
Portuś67123/
Parthasee6785/
Portouchi6750/
Portuz6715/
Portugeys6713/
Partoiseh6711/
Portás6711/
Portús675/
Porthasis675/
Portusova671/
Portuessi671/
Portoz671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Porthouse
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