Portugues

Portugues Meaning & Origin

About Portugues
The surname Portugues is of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from the word "portugués" meaning "Portuguese." It is an ethnic or regional surname typically used to denote someone from Portugal or of Portuguese descent. The name may have been given to individuals who migrated from Portugal to other Spanish-speaking regions or to those who had Portuguese ancestry.

🌍 Origin
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Portugues: 120
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 139,228
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Portugues 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 Portugues is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRTKS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0630202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P AO1 R CH AH0 G Z
🌐 IPA
/portugues*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRTKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Portugues in Braille

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

The name Portugues in braille

How to sign the name Portugues using Sign Language

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

The name Portugues in sign language

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