Puerto Surname

14,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Honduras

Puerto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puerto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia8,5471:5,590794
Spain7,9221:5,902733
Honduras6,1761:1,428273
Philippines5,3011:19,0982,306
Mexico4,8141:25,7841,784
Cuba1,5501:7,434738
United States1,4281:253,82324,088
Nicaragua1,1501:5,236537
Venezuela6461:46,7562,388
Argentina4611:92,7197,819
France3031:219,21734,056
Uruguay2451:14,0071,581
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Puerto Rico981:36,226960
Chile641:275,2578,123
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Belize561:6,3481,021
Ecuador501:318,1179,154
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Panama241:163,0115,136
England221:2,532,63991,802
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Guatemala161:1,005,1675,285
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
El Salvador141:453,1352,829
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Puerto (229) may also be a first name.

Puerto Last Name Facts

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

Puerto (Arabic: بيرتو, Russian: Пуэрто) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puerto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,192nd most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 185,627 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Puerto live; 26 percent live in South America and 23 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 593,349th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 229 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 8,547 people, or 1 in 5,590. In Colombia Puerto is most common in: Capital District, where 44 percent reside, Boyacá Department, where 18 percent reside and Cundinamarca Department, where 9 percent reside. Other than Colombia this surname occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 20 percent reside and Honduras, where 16 percent reside.

Puerto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Puerto last name are 44.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Puerto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 28.71% more than the national average, earning $29,220,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.27% less than the national average, earning $42,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puertos922,777/
Pouerto9216/
Puertoz921/
Puertop921/
Puertto921/
Purto91281/
Puerta8364,954/
Pierto836/
Pearto835/
Purtoy832/
Pourto832/
Poerto832/
Peerto831/
Paurto831/
Peurto831/
Puertas7726,566/
Pourtoy77100/
Peireto7728/
Pourtoi776/
Puertaz775/
Pourtou773/
Buertos772/
Peyreto772/
Puerrta771/
Puierta771/
Pouerta771/
Purta73733/
Pirto73394/
Pourtois71396/
Pourtout71247/
Peyretou7133/
Pourtoit7113/
Purtha6769/
Purtta6762/
Buerta6724/
Pierta6715/
Poerta676/
Puirta675/
Pourta674/
Vuerta674/
Pwirto671/
Poirto671/

Puerto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puerto in the Russian language
Пуэртоpuerto-
Puerto in the Arabic language
بيرتوbyrtw-

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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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  • 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 Puerto
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