Portilla Surname

9,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Portilla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia21,8601:2,185416
Mexico11,9581:10,3801,049
Peru8,5751:3,707610
Ecuador7,6251:2,086361
Spain3,0801:15,1791,730
Chile2,3821:7,396761
Cuba1,7421:6,615695
United States1,3501:268,48825,237
Costa Rica1,2251:3,902362
Venezuela9751:30,9791,874
Argentina8191:52,1904,390
Philippines3211:315,38444,036
Guatemala1821:88,3662,818
France1731:383,94656,838
Brazil1671:1,281,88243,935
Paraguay1251:57,8941,606
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Panama131:300,9437,078
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
England71:7,959,723202,100
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Portilla (21) may also be a first name.

Portilla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Portilla occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portilla? popularity and diffusion

Portilla is the 9,040th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 116,260 people. The last name Portilla occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Portilla are found; 68 percent are found in South America and 36 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Portilla is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is carried by 21,860 people, or 1 in 2,185. In Colombia Portilla is primarily found in: Nariño Department, where 43 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 12 percent live and Santander Department, where 11 percent live. Excluding Colombia this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 19 percent live and Peru, where 14 percent live.

Portilla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Portilla has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Portilla surname increased 33,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Portilla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Portilla last name are 37.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.96% being registered with the party.

The amount Portilla earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,334 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning $19,433,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $41,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning $43,150 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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