Portner Surname

135,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Portner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6881:214,72720,930
Switzerland8131:10,1021,651
Germany3541:227,41725,366
Austria1381:61,7069,592
France921:721,98690,334
Canada421:877,27667,671
Serbia391:183,20411,620
Croatia371:114,28717,308
England321:1,741,18971,393
Israel191:450,40234,739
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

The alternate forms: Pörtner (1,495) are calculated separately.

Portner Last Name Facts

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

Portner (Russian: Портнер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Pörtner. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,772nd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,202,341 people. Portner is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Portner are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,688 people, or 1 in 214,727. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 16 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Portner occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Portner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Portner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Portner last name rose 987 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Portner surname is primarily Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Portner surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Portner earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.73% more than the national average, earning $49,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.42% more than the national average, earning $68,273 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pörtner951,495/
Poertner93587/
Pfortner93334/
Portnier932/
Pfoertner88120/
Partner86620/
Portney86433/
Pertner86107/
Purtner861/
Portnet860/
Pförtner801,440/
Pfertner80112/
Pürthner8020/
Pfürtner807/
Parthner803/
Portness801/
Purttner800/
Pourtney800/
Paertner800/
Pfortnerová7811/
Portna7749/
Portny7735/
Partne774/
Portni771/
Portná771/
Pfördtner753/
Pfeertner751/
Portnoy716,304/
Portnoi711,121/
Partney71552/
Portnyi71408/
Portnoj7154/
Portnay7115/
Portnih7110/
Portnyy717/
Partnes712/
Portnai711/
Porthni711/
Portnuy711/
Partnerova711/
Portnaia671,249/
Portnaya67898/
Portnaja6729/
Pförtnerová6718/
Portnihs6717/
Portnojs679/
Portnich676/
Portnych676/
Portnajs674/
Partnett670/

Portner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portner in the Russian language
Портнерportner-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Portner
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