Portov Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Portov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3261:442,09541,849
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Portov Last Name Facts

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

Portov (Russian: Портов) is found most frequently in Russia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 706,244th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Portov live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 442,095. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 22 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent live and Penza Oblast, where 13 percent live. Outside of Russia it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Uzbekistan, where 11 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Portov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Portov last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Portov last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portova92216/
Portoev921/
Pourtova862/
Pertov83158/
Partov8372/
Portev8366/
Portow833/
Portop832/
Portopova801/
Partoev7750/
Partova7741/
Portoff7726/
Portofe7725/
Portouw7718/
Porteev773/
Portaev772/
Portouf771/
Pourtof771/
Poorthof711/
Portofft710/
Pertav67263/
Partow67187/
Pertev67180/
Pertow679/
Partev678/
Partobova672/
Partop671/
Pertof671/
Partav671/

Portov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portov in the Russian language
Портовportov-

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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 Portov
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