Portuguez Surname
Approximately 11,491 people bear this surname
Portuguez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 3,737 | 1:1,279 | 226 |
| Peru | 1,778 | 1:17,876 | 2,179 |
| Philippines | 1,684 | 1:60,118 | 10,119 |
| Mexico | 1,501 | 1:82,696 | 3,423 |
| Venezuela | 829 | 1:36,434 | 2,074 |
| Guatemala | 450 | 1:35,739 | 1,997 |
| Colombia | 307 | 1:155,616 | 4,421 |
| Brazil | 278 | 1:770,052 | 28,007 |
| Bolivia | 205 | 1:51,787 | 2,732 |
| Chile | 191 | 1:92,233 | 3,529 |
| United States | 177 | 1:2,047,791 | 130,814 |
| Ecuador | 141 | 1:112,807 | 6,457 |
| Argentina | 100 | 1:427,434 | 32,472 |
| Uruguay | 48 | 1:71,495 | 7,517 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Portuguez Demographics
Average Portuguez Salary in
United States
$44,628 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugueiz | 95 | 10 | / |
| Portuguezz | 95 | 1 | / |
| Portugez | 94 | 21 | / |
| Portugues | 89 | 2,764 | / |
| Portuquez | 89 | 13 | / |
| Portuguiz | 89 | 9 | / |
| Portughez | 89 | 1 | / |
| Portuguese | 84 | 578 | / |
| Portugueis | 84 | 23 | / |
| Portugheiz | 84 | 2 | / |
| Portuguise | 84 | 1 | / |
| Portuges | 82 | 49 | / |
| Portugie | 82 | 18 | / |
| Portugee | 82 | 0 | / |
| Porthuguese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Portuguesse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Portuguis | 78 | 28 | / |
| Portugeys | 78 | 13 | / |
| Portugese | 78 | 13 | / |
| Portughes | 78 | 10 | / |
| Portuga | 75 | 148 | / |
| Portugaise | 74 | 61 | / |
| Portugheis | 74 | 22 | / |
| Portughese | 74 | 7 | / |
| Portuguais | 74 | 4 | / |
| Partuguese | 74 | 1 | / |
| Portuucues | 74 | 1 | / |
| Portugis | 71 | 18 | / |
| Portugês | 71 | 1 | / |
| Portugais | 67 | 307 | / |
| Partoughe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Partugi | 63 | 21 | / |
| Partogi | 50 | 517 | / |
| Partoga | 50 | 12 | / |
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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 Portuguez
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