Portia Surname

263,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Botswana

Portia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Botswana3091:7,0771,220
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Australia291:930,88655,860
England211:2,653,24194,788
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
India111:69,733,217610,955
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China41:341,830,39216,990
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France31:22,140,907385,998
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Portia (100,189) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portias9238/
Portiah924/
Porthia923/
Portiay921/
Porttia921/
Portijas861/
Pertia83408/
Portea83292/
Portio8364/
Partia8361/
Partiah7788/
Portijo7719/
Pertiah7712/
Parthia778/
Purtiah777/
Porteah777/
Partija776/
Partiea776/
Portiho773/
Portías771/
Portioh771/
Pertija771/
Partias771/
Pourtio771/
Portios771/
Partiha771/
Parrtia770/
Paurtia770/
Pourteau71306/
Pertaiya7112/
Partiach711/
Partio67444/
Porteo6795/
Partea6728/
Partihast6720/
Purtya6720/
Partya6712/
Portehaut6711/
Purtio672/
Portyo671/
Partihash671/
Purtja671/

Portia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portia in the Hindi language
पोरशियाporasiya-
Portia in the Bengali language
পোর্শিয়াporsiya66.67
পোরসিয়াporasiya33.33

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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
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  • 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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