Portas

Portas Meaning & Origin

About Portas
The surname Portas is of Spanish and Portuguese origin and is derived from the word "porta," meaning "door" or "gate" in both languages. It is a topographic or occupational surname, typically given to someone who lived near or worked at a gate or door. The name may have been originally bestowed upon a gatekeeper or someone who had a connection to a specific gate or entrance.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Portas is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Portas: 171
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 104,602
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Portas based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Portas is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P06302
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P AO1 R T AH0 Z
🌐 IPA
/portas*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Portas in Braille

Here's how to represent Portas in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Portas in braille

How to sign the name Portas using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Portas using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Portas in sign language

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