Portus Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Chile

Portus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Portus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1941:521,84760,219
Chile1481:119,0304,309
England1201:464,31730,397
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Spain711:658,47929,555
Australia391:692,19746,687
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Portuś (123) & Portús (5) are calculated separately.

Portus (38) may also be a first name.

Portus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Portus (Russian: Портусь) is most common in The Philippines. It may also appear in the variant forms: Portuś or Portús. For other potential spellings of Portus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 463,189th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,010,365 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Portus reside; 25 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 25 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Portus is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 38 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 521,847. In The Philippines Portus is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 60 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 26 percent are found and Western Visayas, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Portus exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 20 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Portus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Portus has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Portus surname increased 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Portus surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Portus surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Portus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portuś94123/
Portús945/
Porteus921,034/
Portous925/
Portuse921/
Portuis920/
Portu91484/
Portteus86133/
Porthaus8627/
Porthous861/
Portos831,221/
Pertus831,079/
Portut83590/
Partus83180/
Porteu83159/
Portou8351/
Portau8317/
Portuz8315/
Purtus833/
Portui832/
Portup831/
Porthouse80630/
Poorthuis80553/
Portusova801/
Pourtau77679/
Pertuis77307/
Porthos7780/
Perthus7769/
Portaux7760/
Partush7744/
Partous7733/
Portaud7727/
Porteux7711/
Portosh774/
Pourtou773/
Portouz771/
Portuce771/
Parthus771/
Phortos771/
Partaus771/
Pourteu771/
Partuse771/
Purteus770/
Partu73192/
Perthuis711,269/
Partusch71312/
Pourtout71247/
Pourtaud71141/
Portault7114/
Partoush716/
Porthaux714/
Pourtaut711/
Pertuz6721,973/
Partos672,793/
Porthault67441/
Partou67106/
Parthu6753/
Partuh6747/
Partuś6711/
Purtos677/
Portão676/
Partusova675/
Portoe674/
Partau674/
Partoushe672/
Parteu672/
Portoz671/
Pertús671/
Parttu671/
Partuz671/
Parthouse671/

Portus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portus in the Russian language
Портусьportus-

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Portus Reference & Research

Porteous FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Porteous FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Portus
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