Portnoy Surname
Approximately 6,304 people bear this surname
Portnoy Surname Definition:
(Russian) One who made outer garments, a tailor.
Portnoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,294 | 1:110,036 | 11,993 |
| Israel | 1,678 | 1:5,100 | 755 |
| Russia | 581 | 1:248,060 | 26,328 |
| Argentina | 299 | 1:142,955 | 12,092 |
| Canada | 95 | 1:387,848 | 34,448 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Belarus | 45 | 1:211,135 | 26,436 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Portnoy (16) may also be a first name.
Portnoy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Russian) One who made outer garments, a tailor.
(from an ancestor's occupation) “Tailor,” in Russian. Other translations are the Polish and Ukranian Kravitz, the German Schneider, the Yiddish Sherman, and the Hebrew Chait, Hait, Hayt.
Portnoy Demographics
Portnoy Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Portnoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Portnoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Portnoy (Russian: Портной) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Portnoy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 77,583rd most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,156,019 people. The surname Portnoy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Portnoy live; 39 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,294 people, or 1 in 110,036. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 12 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 27 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.
Portnoy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Portnoy surname are 43.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.31% being registered with the party.
The amount Portnoy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 508.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 117,990 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.86% less than the national average, earning R 190,440 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning $21,564,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.8% more than the national average, earning $53,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.16% more than the national average, earning $84,540 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portny | 92 | 35 | / |
| Portno | 92 | 30 | / |
| Portnoi | 86 | 1,121 | / |
| Portney | 86 | 433 | / |
| Portnyi | 86 | 408 | / |
| Partnoy | 86 | 108 | / |
| Pertnoy | 86 | 75 | / |
| Portnoj | 86 | 54 | / |
| Portnay | 86 | 15 | / |
| Portnoe | 86 | 11 | / |
| Portnoï | 86 | 7 | / |
| Portnyy | 86 | 7 | / |
| Portnou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Portnoë | 86 | 1 | / |
| Portnuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Portnno | 86 | 1 | / |
| Portnaya | 80 | 898 | / |
| Portnojs | 80 | 9 | / |
| Portnych | 80 | 6 | / |
| Portinno | 80 | 2 | / |
| Portnoja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poertney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pourtney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Portna | 77 | 49 | / |
| Portná | 77 | 1 | / |
| Portni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Partny | 77 | 0 | / |
| Portner | 71 | 3,309 | / |
| Partney | 71 | 552 | / |
| Portnih | 71 | 10 | / |
| Partnoi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Purtney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Portnaggio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Portnai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porthni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Portnet | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pertney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Portnaia | 67 | 1,249 | / |
| Pfortner | 67 | 334 | / |
| Portnaja | 67 | 29 | / |
| Portnihs | 67 | 17 | / |
| Portnich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Portnajs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Portness | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purtnoid | 67 | 0 | / |
Portnoy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Portnoy in the Russian language | ||
| Портной | portnoj | - |
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