Purtugal Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Purtugal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purtugal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384

Purtugal Last Name Facts

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

Purtugal has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Purtugal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purtugal is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Purtugal are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Purtugal is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 14,462,603. In The Philippines Purtugal is most prevalent in: Central Luzon, where 57 percent live, Bicol, where 14 percent live and Calabarzon, where 14 percent live. Beside The Philippines this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 18 percent live.

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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 Purtugal
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