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

Porthouse occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porthouse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Porthouse is the 517,348th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname Porthouse occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Porthouse are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Porthouse is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 142,501. In England Porthouse is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 28 percent live, Cumbria, where 18 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 6 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Porthouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Porthouse has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Porthouse surname expanded 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Porthouse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Porthouse last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the 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

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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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