Porto Surname

5,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Porto Surname User-submission:

Porto means 'harbour' in Portuguese and Italian. Many Portuguese imigrants to Brazil in the colonial times adopted a surname equal to the city where they came from. That's because there are many Portos in Brazil and only a few in Portugal.

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Porto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil80,4231:2,662249
Spain4,6371:10,0821,185
United States4,1121:88,1479,928
Portugal3,8501:2,706362
Colombia2,7821:17,1731,418
Philippines2,7611:36,6675,638
Italy2,6671:22,9314,001
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Argentina2,3401:18,2661,563
Uruguay1,1121:3,086366
Mexico1,0021:123,8784,189
Cuba8461:13,6201,015
France4621:143,77222,175
Venezuela4241:71,2363,020
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Peru2061:154,2928,073
Canada1901:193,92419,047
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1201:464,31730,397
Bolivia1021:104,0834,003
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Chile461:382,96710,457
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Malta241:17,9281,021
Greece231:481,73061,288
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Panama161:244,5166,353
São Tomé and Príncipe111:16,129920
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Cape Verde101:52,9641,947
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Pôrto (39), Portô (2) & Põrto (1) are calculated separately.

Porto (1,045) may also be a first name.

Porto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Porto means 'harbour' in Portuguese and Italian. Many Portuguese imigrants to Brazil in the colonial times adopted a surname equal to the city where they came from. That's because there are many Portos in Brazil and only a few in Portugal.

Many surnames in Brazil come from little villages in Portugal, and such surnames don't exist there.

- minatosan

Porto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porto (Georgian: ფორთო, Russian: Порто) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Pôrto, Portô or Põrto. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Porto is the 5,062nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,256 people. The surname Porto occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Porto reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 72 percent reside in Luso-South America. Porto is also the 247,794th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 1,045 people.

The surname Porto is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 80,423 people, or 1 in 2,662. In Brazil Porto is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 19 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Porto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Porto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Porto surname rose 58,743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Porto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Porto surname are 1.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Porto earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning €32,422 per year; in Peru they earn 3.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,034 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.83% less than the national average, earning $18,199,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $52,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pôrto9339/
Portô932/
Põrto931/
Portos911,221/
Puorto91380/
Portto9177/
Portou9151/
Portoi9138/
Portoy9110/
Portot916/
Pohrto913/
Portho912/
Pourto912/
Poerto912/
Portop912/
Poirto911/
Pporto911/
Portoz911/
Portuo911/
Porrto911/
Portois83609/
Pourtoy83100/
Porthos8380/
Porthoz8317/
Pourtoi836/
Portous835/
Portosh834/
Pourtou833/
Porthoy832/
Phortos831/
Portouz831/
Poortoo831/
Porthuo831/
Porta8035,396/
Parto805,104/
Perto80431/
Purto80281/
Pärto806/
Pourtois77396/
Pourtout77247/
Pourtoit7713/
Porthous771/
Portas737,251/
Partho734,189/
Partoo733,786/
Partos732,793/
Partoi731,395/
Portaz73392/
Porteu73159/
Portat73119/
Partou73106/
Portha73103/
Poorta7364/
Partot7344/
Pertou7327/
Pertoi7324/
Partod7321/
Partoz7320/
Pártoš7319/
Portau7317/
Portaś7314/
Paarto7314/
Pertho7311/
Portás7311/
Purtos737/
Portta736/
Poerta736/
Pourta734/
Pertto733/
Partoy733/
Purtoy732/
Portaş732/
Pertoy732/
Partoš732/
Purtoa731/
Partoa731/
Phorta731/
Partoh731/
Portah731/
Peerto731/
Portać731/
Paurto731/
Pasrto731/
Peurto731/
Partop731/
Putrto731/
Partto730/
Partoip671,079/
Pourtau67679/
Porteau67338/
Partout67138/
Portash67136/
Portass67135/
Portaux6760/
Partoys6736/
Partous6733/
Portaud6727/
Perthou6721/
Partosh6720/
Portaas6720/
Partoud6718/
Partooh678/
Portach677/
Portasz677/
Partois677/
Portatz673/
Partoha673/
Poirtas672/
Partooj672/
Portath671/
Parthoj671/
Pourteu671/
Partouh671/
Porttas671/
Partocz671/
Paartos671/
Photrta671/
Perthoo671/
Pourtah671/
Portaha671/
Partoch670/

Porto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porto in the Georgian language
ფორთოporto-
Porto in the Russian language
Портоporto-

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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 Porto
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