Portia Surname
Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname
Portia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Botswana | 309 | 1:7,077 | 1,220 |
| South Africa | 134 | 1:404,311 | 35,545 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Portia (100,189) may also be a first name.
Portia Demographics
Average Portia Salary in
United States
$34,768 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Portia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Portia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Portia (Bengali: পোর্শিয়া, Hindi: पोरशिया) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Portia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Portia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Portia is the 263,294th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,897,544 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Portia live; 31 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Portia is also the 10,169th most common first name throughout the world, held by 100,189 people.
The last name Portia is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Outside of Bangladesh it exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 28 percent live and Botswana, where 21 percent live.
Portia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Portia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Portia last name rose 123 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Portia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Portia surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.
The amount Portia earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.04% less than the national average, earning R 11,796 per year and in United States they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning $34,768 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portias | 92 | 38 | / |
| Portiah | 92 | 4 | / |
| Porthia | 92 | 3 | / |
| Portiay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Porttia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Portijas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pertia | 83 | 408 | / |
| Portea | 83 | 292 | / |
| Portio | 83 | 64 | / |
| Partia | 83 | 61 | / |
| Partiah | 77 | 88 | / |
| Portijo | 77 | 19 | / |
| Pertiah | 77 | 12 | / |
| Parthia | 77 | 8 | / |
| Purtiah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Porteah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Partija | 77 | 6 | / |
| Partiea | 77 | 6 | / |
| Portiho | 77 | 3 | / |
| Portías | 77 | 1 | / |
| Portioh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pertija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Partias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pourtio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Portios | 77 | 1 | / |
| Partiha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parrtia | 77 | 0 | / |
| Paurtia | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pourteau | 71 | 306 | / |
| Pertaiya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Partiach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Partio | 67 | 444 | / |
| Porteo | 67 | 95 | / |
| Partea | 67 | 28 | / |
| Partihast | 67 | 20 | / |
| Purtya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Partya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Portehaut | 67 | 11 | / |
| Purtio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Portyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Partihash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purtja | 67 | 1 | / |
Portia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Portia in the Hindi language | ||
| पोरशिया | porasiya | - |
| Portia in the Bengali language | ||
| পোর্শিয়া | porsiya | 66.67 |
| পোরসিয়া | porasiya | 33.33 |
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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 Portia
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