Portiah Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Portiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Portiah (93) may also be a first name.
Portiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Portiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Portiah occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Portiah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Portiah are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 986,211th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 93 people.
This last name is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Margibi County, where 33 percent live, Montserrado County, where 33 percent live and Nimba County, where 33 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portia | 92 | 1,488 | / |
| Partiah | 86 | 88 | / |
| Portias | 86 | 38 | / |
| Pertiah | 86 | 12 | / |
| Porteah | 86 | 7 | / |
| Portiho | 86 | 3 | / |
| Porthia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Portioh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Portiay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Porttia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Portijas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Partiach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pertia | 77 | 408 | / |
| Portea | 77 | 292 | / |
| Portio | 77 | 64 | / |
| Partia | 77 | 61 | / |
| Partihash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Portijo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Parteah | 71 | 19 | / |
| Parthia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Partija | 71 | 6 | / |
| Partiea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Portías | 71 | 1 | / |
| Partias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pertija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Portios | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourtio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Partiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paurtia | 71 | 0 | / |
| Parrtia | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pourteau | 67 | 306 | / |
| Pertaiya | 67 | 12 | / |
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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 Portiah
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