Fortune Forename
17,636th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 52,941 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malawi
Fortune Forename Definition:
A female name derived from the Latin fortuna, id. Fortuna was the goddess of fortune, and from her hand were derived riches and poverty, pleasures and misfortunes, blessings and pains.
Fortune Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66% | 12,457 | 1:14,254 | 1,660 |
| Malawi | 72% | 8,271 | 1:2,069 | 398 |
| Zimbabwe | 69% | 5,276 | 1:2,923 | 522 |
| Ghana | 78% | 4,888 | 1:5,521 | 672 |
| South Africa | 79% | 3,832 | 1:14,231 | 2,186 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 3,814 | 1:25,579 | 3,207 |
| DR Congo | 76% | 2,588 | 1:28,527 | 2,134 |
| Chad | 67% | 1,915 | 1:7,101 | 1,149 |
| Kenya | - | 1,744 | 1:26,552 | 2,334 |
| Zambia | - | 1,387 | 1:11,431 | 1,210 |
| Congo | 68% | 1,004 | 1:4,989 | 743 |
| Benin | 64% | 734 | 1:14,409 | 1,721 |
| Haiti | 73% | 626 | 1:17,136 | 1,505 |
| United States | 57% | 584 | 1:620,782 | 15,237 |
| Cameroon | 97% | 537 | 1:40,243 | 2,817 |
| Philippines | 62% | 424 | 1:250,022 | 10,310 |
| Botswana | 88% | 343 | 1:6,369 | 1,023 |
| Tanzania | 51% | 320 | 1:164,963 | 7,495 |
| Namibia | - | 269 | 1:8,937 | 1,101 |
| Swaziland | - | 256 | 1:5,079 | 891 |
| Mali | - | 221 | 1:76,822 | 3,384 |
| England | 60% | 218 | 1:255,059 | 6,860 |
| Gabon | 75% | 160 | 1:11,771 | 1,796 |
| France | 98% | 143 | 1:464,828 | 5,199 |
| Ivory Coast | 92% | 143 | 1:161,370 | 8,542 |
| Turkey | 100% | 83 | 1:937,370 | 9,628 |
| India | 69% | 66 | 1:18,407,242 | 447,665 |
| Uganda | 57% | 56 | 1:731,374 | 14,473 |
| Brazil | 57% | 47 | 1:4,558,216 | 73,514 |
| Chile | 58% | 39 | 1:451,467 | 5,727 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 36 | 1:510,541 | 17,285 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 36 | 1:315,873 | 1,243 |
| Canada | 100% | 35 | 1:946,668 | 19,375 |
| China | - | 29 | 1:47,105,372 | 62,105 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Belgium | 71% | 23 | 1:499,567 | 8,101 |
| Senegal | 100% | 23 | 1:633,972 | 7,404 |
| Ireland | 100% | 19 | 1:244,396 | 4,129 |
| Mexico | 100% | 19 | 1:6,533,917 | 23,538 |
| Australia | - | 18 | 1:758,757 | 10,216 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| New Zealand | - | 14 | 1:324,003 | 10,449 |
| Liberia | 83% | 13 | 1:339,389 | 10,356 |
| Argentina | 100% | 11 | 1:3,888,477 | 10,916 |
| Egypt | 100% | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Scotland | 100% | 9 | 1:594,485 | 7,010 |
| Iceland | - | 8 | 1:45,752 | 2,854 |
| Sweden | 71% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50% | 8 | 1:170,177 | 9,829 |
| Thailand | 90% | 7 | 1:10,009,402 | 140,485 |
| Venezuela | - | 7 | 1:4,314,556 | 60,709 |
| Malaysia | 83% | 6 | 1:5,074,990 | 119,899 |
| Russia | - | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Burundi | 100% | 4 | 1:2,476,640 | 1,357 |
| Dominica | - | 4 | 1:18,868 | 592 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Germany | 50% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Indonesia | - | 3 | 1:85,987,889 | 1,072,651 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Finland | 60% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Italy | 82% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Lebanon | - | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Niger | 100% | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Singapore | 100% | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
The alternate forms: Fortunè (924), Fortuné (271) & Fortunë (2) are calculated separately.
Fortune (53,756) may also be a surname.
Fortune Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name derived from the Latin fortuna, id. Fortuna was the goddess of fortune, and from her hand were derived riches and poverty, pleasures and misfortunes, blessings and pains.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Fortune Forename Popularity
Fortune Demographics
Average Male Fortune Height
173.77 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 44 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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