Portnojs Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Portnojs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portnojs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia81:256,25623,728
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Portnojs Last Name Facts

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

Portnojs has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Portnojs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portnojs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Portnojs reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Portnojs is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 256,256. In Latvia Portnojs is primarily concentrated in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 75 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 13 percent live and Vidzeme, where 13 percent live. Besides Latvia it exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portnoj9354/
Portnajs884/
Portnoja881/
Portno8630/
Portnoy806,304/
Portnoi801,121/
Portnoe8011/
Portnoï807/
Portnou803/
Portnno801/
Portnoë801/
Portnaja7529/
Portnihs7517/
Portinno752/
Portness751/
Portnese751/
Portna7149/
Portny7135/
Portni711/
Portná711/
Portner673,309/
Portney67433/
Portnyi67408/
Partnoy67108/
Portnay6715/
Portnih6710/
Portnyy677/
Partnoi675/
Partnes672/
Portnai671/
Portnaggio671/
Portnuy671/
Porthni671/
Portnet670/
Pertnis670/

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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 Portnojs
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