Portugal is used as a family name or surname in Peru. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Portugal
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Peru
Meaning: It is in Brittany that the name has always been the most widespread (there is present at least since the early seventeenth century in Sauzon and Bangor, as Portugal). It is also found in Savoie in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques. It means one who is from Portugal, possibly one who went to Portugal.

How popular is Portugal?

Portugal is common in Peru.

Portugal is ranked 6295 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Portugals grew by 28.07018 per cent to 2263 since 2000 and ranked 13456 after elevating 1813 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 66.24 61.8
White 23.69 26.03
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 8.88 9.79
Others 0.8 1.98
Portugal is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Bolivia is ahead in terms of density. Around 86531 people have been found who wears Portugal as their family name. Portugal is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,438 China5
19,452 Malaysia3
10,686 Costa Rica3
5,859 Mauritius2
459 Cape Verde2
44,018 Poland2
82,478 South Africa2
13,552 Qatar2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
3,871 Paraguay2
50,549 Georgia1
5,553 Taiwan1
3,952 Yemen1
77,122 Sweden1
3,993 El Salvador1
25,746 Finland1
17,236 Ghana1
7,941 Guatemala1
16,640 Hong Kong1
9,498 Iceland1
31,207 Ireland1
29,046 Japan1
17,575 Kuwait1
1,572 Macau1
15,705 Cameroon1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
23,537 Switzerland45
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
12,692 Scotland33
58,491 Australia32
52,530 Belgium22
3,830 Luxembourg20
28,338 Norway20
69,202 Netherlands18
3,556 Nicaragua15
536,142 India13
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
37,246 Canada87
Countries with hundreds of Portugal:
4,475 Spain992
1,929 Ecuador852
606 Panama750
15,885 France600
23,918 Germany437
1,656 Uruguay281
17,962 Morocco268
4,219 Chile243
7,648 Venezuela201
3,076 Portugal185
7,115 Colombia175
28,040 England167
8,140 Austria157
18,956 Saudi Arabia154
53,156 Italy134
Countries with thousands of Portugal:
407 Mozambique9,285
1,474 Mexico7,538
1,530 Philippines7,025
325 Bolivia5,985
582 Angola3,802
14,779 United States2,287
4,091 Argentina1,254
Countries with ten thousands of Portugal:
587 Brazil32,785
489 Peru10,531
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Comments

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Etsuko Rosenblum
Portugal designated the native of Portugal, the original name.

Portugal Namesakes

  • Adiel Portugaly, Musician
  • Sancho II of Portugal, King of Portugal
  • Afonso III of Portugal, King of Portugal
  • Afonso I of Portugal, King of Portugal
  • Afonso V of Portugal, King of Portugal
  • Afonso III of Portugal, King of Portugal
  • Afonso IV of Portugal, King of Portugal
  • Afonso VI of Portugal, King of Portugal
  • Afonso II of Portugal, King of Portugal
  • Fernando Afonso of Portugal, Afonso I of Portugal's son
  • In 2015, Andrea Portugal portrayed the role of Fernanda in thriller flick El Silencio del Roble.

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