Portser Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Portser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Portser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portser is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Portser? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Portser live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 55 percent live, Michigan, where 20 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live.

Portser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Portser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Portser surname grew 106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Portser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Portser last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.

Portser earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,424 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portscher88130/
Portzer86237/
Portsei861/
Pertser860/
Portzert80103/
Portsche8093/
Pfortzer800/
Portcher800/
Porzer77101/
Porcer7741/
Porzse7724/
Portsi771/
Partse770/
Portze770/
Purtscher75582/
Partscher751/
Porcher716,501/
Purtschert71651/
Partsei71410/
Porzier71164/
Purtzer71161/
Partsey7162/
Porcier7157/
Porhcer711/
Pourzer711/
Partsed711/
Portsis711/
Pertzer711/
Porcshe711/
Purscer710/
Pourcher67650/
Portsaid67643/
Portschy67255/
Porce6771/
Portschi6712/
Partcher672/
Pourzher671/
Pourcier671/
Porze671/
Porcheer671/
Porchere671/
Partsche671/
Parthcer671/

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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 Portser
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