Portrey Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

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

Portrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Portrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portrey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Portrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 746,827th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Portrey are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 1,122,164. In The United States it is primarily found in: Washington, where 15 percent reside, Arizona, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Portrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Portrey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Portrey last name grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 482 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Portrey surname are 35.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.61% registered with the party.

The amount Portrey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning $40,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% less than the national average, earning $43,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portre927/
Portry921/
Portret86134/
Portray8626/
Portrie8617/
Portree8615/
Portres868/
Portrer866/
Portroy863/
Portrea861/
Portred860/
Portress8028/
Portrets804/
Portreas801/
Portraje801/
Portrees800/
Portra77117/
Pertry7749/
Partre777/
Portri771/
Pertre771/
Purtry770/
Porthress751/
Potrrtroy751/
Portrat71221/
Pertree7128/
Partrea7115/
Portras719/
Pertrie718/
Partree714/
Parthre712/
Poertra711/
Pertrea711/
Partrie711/
Portrai711/
Portris710/
Portrait67287/
Parthree6780/
Portrais6721/
Portratz678/
Porttris673/
Perthree672/
Porthraj671/
Portrous671/
Phartrre671/
Portraju671/
Portrich670/
Portrass670/

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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
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  • 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 Portrey
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