Portnov Surname

61,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Portnov Surname User-submission:

The Portnov is a surname of Russian origin, meaning 'tailor'.

Portnov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6,3401:22,7323,229
Ukraine4651:97,89814,021
Kazakhstan4641:38,1095,070
Israel3541:24,1743,562
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Belarus1011:94,07014,536
Uzbekistan871:355,5079,237
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Kyrgyzstan311:192,66619,300
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Finland71:785,24338,644
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Portnov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Portnov is a surname of Russian origin, meaning 'tailor'.

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Portnov Last Name Facts

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

Portnov (Georgian: პორტნოვი, Russian: Портнов) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portnov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 61,673rd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 893,958 people. Portnov is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Portnov are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 6,340 people, or 1 in 22,732. In Russia Portnov is most prevalent in: Chuvash Republic, where 8 percent reside, Ulyanovsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Moscow, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 6 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside.

Portnov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Portnov last name are 11.07% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Portnov earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $43,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $40,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portnova938,651/
Portnovs9342/
Porthnov931/
Portnnov931/
Porthnova883/
Partnov86196/
Portnow86151/
Portnof8640/
Portnev8612/
Portnob861/
Portnoff80396/
Partnova80347/
Portnowa802/
Portnaev801/
Partnow7155/
Partnof713/
Pertnev711/
Partnev711/
Partnoff6748/
Portneuf671/

Portnov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portnov in the Georgian language
პორტნოვიportnovi-
Portnov in the Russian language
Портновportnov-

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