Portray Surname

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

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Portray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Portray Last Name Facts

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

Portray is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portray? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Portray live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 72 percent live and Texas, where 28 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live.

Portray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Portray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Portray surname increased 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Portray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Portray last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Portray earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.66% less than the national average, earning $29,058 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portra92117/
Portry921/
Portrey86385/
Portrat86221/
Portras869/
Portroy863/
Poertra861/
Portrai861/
Portrea861/
Portrait80287/
Portrais8021/
Portratz808/
Porthraj801/
Portreas801/
Portraju801/
Portraje801/
Portrass800/
Partra7757,974/
Pertry7749/
Portre777/
Purtra773/
Pertra771/
Portri771/
Purtry770/
Portraitz751/
Portraits751/
Potrrtroy751/
Portret71134/
Partrat7153/
Portrie7117/
Portree7115/
Partrea7115/
Portres718/
Portrer716/
Partraj713/
Pertrea711/
Partras711/
Partrai711/
Portris710/
Portred710/
Portress6728/
Portrets674/
Porttris673/
Portrous671/
Portrich670/
Portrees670/

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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 Portray
  • 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