Portuguez Surname

45,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Portuguez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portuguez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica3,7371:1,279226
Peru1,7781:17,8762,179
Philippines1,6841:60,11810,119
Mexico1,5011:82,6963,423
Venezuela8291:36,4342,074
Guatemala4501:35,7391,997
Colombia3071:155,6164,421
Brazil2781:770,05228,007
Bolivia2051:51,7872,732
Chile1911:92,2333,529
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Ecuador1411:112,8076,457
Argentina1001:427,43432,472
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
France101:6,642,272293,169
Panama101:391,2268,067
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Portuguez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Portuguez is held by more people in Costa Rica than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portuguez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Portuguez is the 45,159th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 634,196 people. The last name Portuguez occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Portuguez reside; 37 percent reside in Central America and 37 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most widespread in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 3,737 people, or 1 in 1,279. In Costa Rica Portuguez is most numerous in: San José Province, where 39 percent are found, Cartago Province, where 23 percent are found and Alajuela Province, where 16 percent are found. Other than Costa Rica Portuguez is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 15 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.

Portuguez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Portuguez last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Portuguez earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,343 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $22,927,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $44,628 USD per year.

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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
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