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    The surname Portela

    A Galician surname, carried by 1,330 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P634

    Portela: #20,088 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Portela #20,088, 1,330 people Portela: #20,088 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Portela #20,088, 1,330 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Portela is more common than 87.6% of them.

    Origin

    Galician origin

    Borrowed from Galician Portela (“mountain pass”).

    One of 34 Galician surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,330 people named Portela in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 232,140 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,118.

    #20,088
    rank among US surnames
    1,330
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +19%
    change since 2000 (was #21,716)

    Who is named Portela

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    72% of people named Portela identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 26% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 72%
    • White (not Hispanic) 26%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Portelas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Maria Portela
      Brazilian judoka, born 1988

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Portela

    Portela has the Soundex code P634, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P634.

    Other Galician surnames

    All 34 Galician surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Portela come from?
    Borrowed from Galician Portela (“mountain pass”).
    How common is the surname Portela?
    1,330 people in the United States had the surname Portela in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,140 Americans. It ranked 20,088th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Portela?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Portela identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Portela?
    Maria Portela, Brazilian judoka.
    Where is the surname Portela most common?
    Wikidata records people named Portela in Brazil.
    Is the surname Portela getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,118 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,330 in 2010, up 19%.