Portlow Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Portlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Portlow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portlow is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portlow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Portlow live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Portlow is mostly found in: New York, where 54 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found.

Portlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Portlow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Portlow last name grew 118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Portlow Last Name Statistics demography

Portlow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.66% less than the national average, earning $18,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Partlow864,679/
Portlaw861/
Purtlow860/
Partlowe8079/
Parttlow801/
Partellow7515/
Partillow750/
Partlaw7115/
Partlov712/
Partlova6723/
Pertloff670/

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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 Portlow
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