Portous Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Portous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Portous Last Name Facts

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

Portous is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Portous click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portous? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Portous is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Portous reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 100 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent live.

Portous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Portous has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portous Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portoues936/
Porthous931/
Portos921,221/
Portus92728/
Portou9251/
Porthouse88630/
Porteious886/
Porteus861,034/
Portois86609/
Porthos8680/
Partous8633/
Portues8624/
Portosh864/
Pourtou863/
Portose862/
Phortos861/
Portouz861/
Portuse861/
Portuis860/
Porto83111,677/
Portu83484/
Pourtois80396/
Pourtout80247/
Portteus80133/
Porthaus8027/
Partoush806/
Porteuos802/
Porteaus802/
Porteius801/
Porttues800/
Portas777,251/
Partos772,793/
Pertus771,079/
Portut77590/
Puorto77380/
Pertos77207/
Partus77180/
Pártos77166/
Porteu77159/
Portuś77123/
Partou77106/
Portto7777/
Portue7739/
Portoi7738/
Portau7717/
Portuz7715/
Portás7711/
Portoy7710/
Purtos777/
Portão776/
Portot776/
Portús775/
Portoe774/
Purtus773/
Pohrto773/
Portho772/
Pourto772/
Portui772/
Portop772/
Portoc771/
Poirto771/
Pporto771/
Portoz771/
Portuo771/
Portup771/
Porrto771/
Poorthuis75553/
Partoushe752/
Portusova751/
Parthouse751/
Portais71746/
Pourtau71679/
Pertois71381/
Porteau71338/
Pertuis71307/
Portase71196/
Partout71138/
Portash71136/
Portass71135/
Pourtoy71100/
Porties7182/
Perthus7169/
Portaux7160/
Partush7144/
Partoys7136/
Portaud7127/
Partosh7120/
Portaas7120/
Portijo7119/
Portiyo7118/
Partoud7118/
Porthoz7117/
Porteux7111/
Poertas718/
Portasz717/
Partois717/
Pourtoi716/
Portiio714/
Portaes713/
Poirtas712/
Porthoy712/
Portayo711/
Porteyo711/
Partaus711/
Pourteu711/
Partuse711/
Partouh711/
Porttas711/
Paartos711/
Phertos711/
Pertouz711/
Portuce711/
Poortoo711/
Porthuo711/
Partose711/
Pertosh711/
Parthus711/
Porteas710/
Purteus710/
Porta6735,396/
Parto675,104/
Perthuis671,269/
Partusch67312/
Partu67192/
Pourtaud67141/
Partoise6760/
Partosch6741/
Pôrto6739/
Portauwe6738/
Portasse6728/
Portugie6718/
Portault6714/
Pourtoit6713/
Partouch6711/
Perthois6711/
Pourtash678/
Porteaux675/
Porthaux674/
Portheau673/
Partoosh672/
Portô672/
Portaies671/
Põrto671/
Porthais671/
Portijas671/
Pourtaut671/
Pourtoix671/

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Portous Reference & Research

Porteous FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Porteous FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Portous
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis