Portoghese Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Portoghese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portoghese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8461:72,28912,751
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
France291:2,290,439180,028
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Portoghese (14) may also be a first name.

Portoghese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portoghese is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Portoghese.

How Common Is The Last Name Portoghese? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 360,858th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Portoghese are found; 84 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

Portoghese is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 846 people, or 1 in 72,289. In Italy Portoghese is primarily concentrated in: Apulia, where 32 percent reside, Sardinia, where 20 percent reside and Campania, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Italy Portoghese is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Portoghese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Portoghese surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Portoghese earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 30.01% less than the national average, earning €21,019 per year and in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Portoghese
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