Portis Surname

111,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Portis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5151:103,11811,382
Italy1221:501,28450,785
Argentina1171:365,32828,402
England941:592,74535,632
Northern Ireland501:36,9013,535
Greece481:230,82935,705
Israel421:203,75319,703
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Australia301:899,85754,700
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4441:113,10511,218

The alternate forms: Portiš (1) are calculated separately.

Portis (63) may also be a first name.

Portis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portis (Russian: Портис) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Portiš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Portis? popularity and diffusion

Portis is the 111,786th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,756,035 people. The last name Portis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Portis live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572nd most common first name in the world, held by 63 people.

Portis is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,515 people, or 1 in 103,118. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Alabama, where 13 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Portis exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 3 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Portis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Portis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Portis surname expanded 792 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 783 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Portis surname is chiefly Episcopalian (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States Portis are 3.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.64% registered with the party.

The amount Portis earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 21.5% less than the national average, earning $17,820,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.18% less than the national average, earning $34,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $51,688 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portiš941/
Portais92746/
Portois92609/
Porties9282/
Portiss9249/
Portish9246/
Portios921/
Poertis921/
Portuis920/
Porti91705/
Pourtois86396/
Portisch86238/
Porthais861/
Portes8323,633/
Poorti83818/
Partis83637/
Portie83354/
Pertis83286/
Portiz83248/
Portti83197/
Portei83194/
Portio8364/
Portic8347/
Portoi8338/
Porthi8329/
Portit8315/
Portai8312/
Purtis8311/
Portés833/
Portix832/
Pourti832/
Portui832/
Portys831/
Poorthuis80553/
Portisová8010/
Porteus771,034/
Pertois77381/
Pertuis77307/
Portice77228/
Portets77208/
Portess77191/
Pertijs77144/
Partiss7767/
Porteix7755/
Partise7747/
Portich7731/
Pourthi7728/
Portaix7727/
Parthis7725/
Pourtie7722/
Portese7712/
Poorthi7710/
Partois777/
Parties776/
Pourtoi776/
Porttes775/
Portait774/
Poortti773/
Poortes772/
Partish771/
Peertis771/
Purtish771/
Pourtio771/
Phartis771/
Pfortie771/
Phortes771/
Poertes771/
Porthes771/
Purties770/
Porteas770/
Pertais770/
Porta7335,396/
Porte7317,835/
Parti734,665/
Porté7374/
Porty7348/
Portí732/
Párti732/
Perthuis711,269/
Portteus71133/
Partisch7162/
Partoise7160/
Pourtoit7113/
Perthois7111/
Portiche719/
Portischová718/
Portesse718/
Portysch715/
Pourthie714/
Pourtoix711/
Portheix711/
Pourtice710/
Porter67295,388/
Portet672,090/
Parthi671,941/
Partoi671,395/
Portee671,279/
Portez671,094/
Partes67555/
Pforte67514/
Pertes67471/
Partio67444/
Partti67428/
Portea67292/
Poorte67195/
Porteu67159/
Partie67153/
Pertiz67137/
Portay67134/
Pohrte67106/
Portha67103/
Porteš6792/
Pourty6791/
Porthe6788/
Portey6784/
Partei6777/
Pártai6768/
Poorta6764/
Partys6753/
Porthy6743/
Partai6734/
Portyš6732/
Portje6731/
Partic6717/
Portex6714/
Partii6713/
Partij6711/
Pourte6711/
Partoiseh6711/
Portoy6710/
Portée679/
Ported678/
Partiz678/
Portte678/
Purtiz678/
Partyi678/
Parhti677/
Porthé676/
Portta676/
Purtes676/
Pertys676/
Pparti675/
Porteć675/
Poorty675/
Partit674/
Pourta674/
Phorte673/
Portec673/
Pasrti673/
Portesova673/
Partid672/
Partip672/
Portišová672/
Partiš672/
Pharti671/
Portty671/
Portyo671/
Partih671/
Phorta671/
Partoijsh671/
Portyś671/
Porteh670/

Portis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portis in the Russian language
Портисportis-

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Portis 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.

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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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  • 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 Portis
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