Portoyan Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Armenia

Portoyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portoyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087

Portoyan Last Name Facts

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

Portoyan (Georgian: პორტოიან, Russian: Портоян) is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portoyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Portoyan occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Portoyan are found; 42 percent are found in West Asia and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 746,629. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 100 percent live. Other than Switzerland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 19 percent live and Armenia, where 15 percent live.

Portoyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Portoyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portoyan in the Georgian language
პორტოიანportoian-
Portoyan in the Russian language
Портоянportoan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Portoyan
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