Portieous Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Portieous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portieous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada321:1,151,42583,867

Portieous Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portieous is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Portieous click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portieous? popularity and diffusion

The surname Portieous is the 3,485,539th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Portieous live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,151,425. In Canada Portieous is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 97 percent reside and Alberta, where 3 percent reside.

Portieous Last Name Statistics demography

Portieous earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.29% less than the national average, earning $43,577 CAD per year.

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Portieous Reference & Research

Porteous FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Porteous FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Portieous
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis