Portocarrero Surname

23,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Portocarrero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portocarrero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru11,7411:2,707453
Colombia5,7741:8,274976
Ecuador1,8391:8,6491,396
United States6431:563,70046,375
Nicaragua6251:9,634707
Mexico5291:234,6435,940
Bolivia3571:29,7382,038
Portugal2741:38,0232,283
Spain2231:209,65014,218
Venezuela2131:141,8034,479
Panama1861:21,0341,395
Guatemala1831:87,8832,814
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Costa Rica771:62,0791,306
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Chile561:314,5808,983
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
England161:3,482,379114,324
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Portocarrero Last Name Facts

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

Portocarrero is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portocarrero? popularity and diffusion

The surname Portocarrero is the 23,457th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 315,642 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Portocarrero reside; 87 percent reside in South America and 60 percent reside in Andean South America.

This surname is most frequently held in Peru, where it is held by 11,741 people, or 1 in 2,707. In Peru it is most numerous in: Lima Province, where 34 percent live, Amazonas Region, where 15 percent live and Piura Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Peru this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 25 percent live and Ecuador, where 8 percent live.

Portocarrero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Portocarrero has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Portocarrero surname rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portocarrero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Portocarrero last name are 39.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.1% registered with the party.

The amount Portocarrero earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 17.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,799 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.98% less than the national average, earning $17,032,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning $40,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.68% less than the national average, earning $34,438 CAD per year.

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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
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