Portras Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Portras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Portras Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portras has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Portras.

How Common Is The Last Name Portras? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Portras live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Portras is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada Portras is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 86 percent live and Saskatchewan, where 14 percent live. Not including Canada this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Portras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Portras has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Portras last name fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Portras Last Name Statistics demography

Portras earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.28% less than the national average, earning $36,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portrais9321/
Portreas931/
Portrass930/
Portra92117/
Portraits881/
Portrat86221/
Portray8626/
Pertras8613/
Portrai861/
Partras861/
Portrea861/
Portrait80287/
Portratz808/
Portrous801/
Pertrais801/
Porthraj801/
Partra7757,974/
Portro773/
Portraitz751/
Portrey71385/
Partrat7153/
Partrea7115/
Partraj713/
Portroy713/
Pertros713/
Partrai711/
Porthreaux710/
Porthrod670/
Potrrtroy631/
Partro6215/
Parthro573/
Pertráš571/

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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 Portras
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