Portugalete Surname
Approximately 523 people bear this surname
Portugalete Surname User-submission:
The Portugalete surname comes from the name of a town in the Basque Country, Spain. It has a very rich history of trade in the bay of Biscay and good diplomatic relations with Castile, and later Spain. Many sailors that embarked in expeditions to the Philippines come from there, and therefore, spreading the name of their hometown to the natives of the new continent.
Read More About This SurnamePortugalete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 510 | 1:198,506 | 31,373 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
Portugalete Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Portugalete surname comes from the name of a town in the Basque Country, Spain. It has a very rich history of trade in the bay of Biscay and good diplomatic relations with Castile, and later Spain. Many sailors that embarked in expeditions to the Philippines come from there, and therefore, spreading the name of their hometown to the natives of the new continent. That explains it's popularity as a last name in the Philippines and Spain. Whereas in Canada and Finland, it is probably due to Basque whale-hunters settling in the arctic during winter times for their hunting of the massive sea mammals, that fed asque communities for whole years.
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Where Does The Last Name Portugalete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Portugalete occurs most in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Portugalete? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 595,654th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname Portugalete is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Portugalete reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 510 people, or 1 in 198,506. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 62 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent are found and Finland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugallete | 96 | 1 | / |
| Portugalite | 91 | 87 | / |
| Portugalets | 91 | 21 | / |
| Portogalete | 91 | 2 | / |
| Purtugalete | 91 | 1 | / |
| Portugalate | 91 | 1 | / |
| Portoglete | 86 | 4 | / |
| Portogalite | 82 | 1 | / |
| Portugal De | 82 | 1 | / |
| Portugalda | 76 | 1 | / |
| Portugal Wedy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bartigalete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prata Galetti | 67 | 1 | / |
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