Portra Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Portra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
France261:2,554,720189,486
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Portra (12) may also be a first name.

Portra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portra is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Portra.

How Common Is The Last Name Portra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Portra are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Portra is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name globally, held by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States Portra is most prevalent in: Montana, where 30 percent are found, North Dakota, where 16 percent are found and South Dakota, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 22 percent are found.

Portra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Portra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Portra surname expanded 3,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Portra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Portra surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Portra earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $42,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portrat92221/
Portray9226/
Portras929/
Poertra921/
Portrai921/
Portrea921/
Portrait86287/
Portrais8621/
Portratz868/
Porthraj861/
Portreas861/
Portrass860/
Partra8357,974/
Portre837/
Portro833/
Purtra833/
Portri831/
Pertra831/
Portry831/
Portraitz801/
Portraits801/
Portrey77385/
Portret77134/
Partrat7753/
Portrie7717/
Partrea7715/
Portree7715/
Portres778/
Portrer776/
Portroy773/
Partraj773/
Partras771/
Partrai771/
Pertrea771/
Portris770/
Portred770/
Porthreaux750/
Portress7128/
Portrets714/
Porttris713/
Portrous711/
Portrich710/
Portrees710/
Porthrod710/
Partro6715/
Purtri6715/
Partre677/
Purtro676/
Pertro675/
Potrrtroy671/
Porthress671/
Partri671/
Purtry670/

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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 Portra
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