Puerta Surname

8,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Puerta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puerta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia28,7551:1,661326
Venezuela14,1221:2,139372
Spain7,7831:6,007746
Mexico3,4541:35,9372,137
Peru3,0761:10,3331,459
Argentina1,4601:29,2762,453
United States1,3191:274,79825,719
Cuba1,2141:9,492842
Philippines1,1721:86,38115,002
Brazil1,0451:204,8567,884
Ecuador4761:33,4163,901
France2911:228,25735,399
Nicaragua1581:38,1081,261
Bolivia1131:93,9513,896
Panama1101:35,5661,963
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
England421:1,326,62059,571
Andorra331:2,541482
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Chile251:704,65916,160
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
El Salvador121:528,6573,007
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Puerta (52) may also be a first name.

Puerta Last Name Facts

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

Puerta (Russian: Пуэрта) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puerta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,743rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 112,195 people. The surname Puerta occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Puerta live; 75 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is held by 28,755 people, or 1 in 1,661. In Colombia Puerta is primarily concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 50 percent are found, Bolívar Department, where 12 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 6 percent are found. Other than Colombia it is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 22 percent are found and Spain, where 12 percent are found.

Puerta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puerta last name are 43.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Puerta earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 10.3% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,388 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $24,298,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $40,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $55,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puertas9226,566/
Puertaz925/
Pouerta921/
Puierta921/
Puerrta921/
Purta91733/
Puerto8339,259/
Puerte83391/
Purtha8369/
Purtta8362/
Buerta8324/
Pierta8315/
Poerta836/
Puirta835/
Vuerta834/
Pourta834/
Puerti831/
Puerty831/
Purtaj831/
Puertos772,777/
Pourtau77679/
Puertes77405/
Puhirta7721/
Pouerto7716/
Pourtaj7711/
Powerta772/
Purthai771/
Pwertas771/
Piertga771/
Pourtah771/
Puertto771/
Peyarta771/
Puertoz771/
Peurtas771/
Peharta771/
Puertio771/
Puertis771/
Puertop771/
Purto73281/
Pirta73147/
Pourtaud71141/
Pourtash718/
Pourtaha716/
Paurteau711/
Pourtaut711/
Pouyorta711/
Pürtaş671,702/
Pirtea67518/
Purtey6771/
Buerti6744/
Peertheea6739/
Pierto676/
Pearto675/
Poerto672/
Purtoy672/
Pourto672/
Pirtta672/
Paurto671/
Peerto671/
Buerty671/
Buerte671/
Puirti671/
Puirty671/
Peurto671/

Puerta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puerta in the Russian language
Пуэртаpuerta-

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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 Puerta
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