Portland Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Portland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
South Africa931:582,55644,854
England711:784,76142,668
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Portland (323) may also be a first name.

Portland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portland is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Portland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 568,231st most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. The last name Portland occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 30 percent of Portland are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 488,148th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 323 people.

The last name Portland is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 1,461,528. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and New Jersey, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Portland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Portland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Portland surname grew 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Portland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Portland last name is principally Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States Portland are 14.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Portland earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.84% less than the national average, earning R 147,708 per year and in United States they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $48,142 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poortland9432/
Portlan931/
Partland88179/
Portlann881/
Portlatin822/
Portillan822/
Partlan8088/
Partlain750/
Partlond750/
Portillon713/
Partlon6721/
Partlam670/
Partlone630/
Partlont630/
Portillom592/
Partillon591/

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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
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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 Portland
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