Fortner Surname
Approximately 15,768 people bear this surname
Fortner Surname Definition:
A combatant in a tilting match. See English Surn. i. 109.
Fortner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,057 | 1:24,072 | 3,034 |
| Canada | 270 | 1:136,465 | 14,092 |
| Germany | 200 | 1:402,527 | 37,103 |
| Austria | 74 | 1:115,073 | 16,208 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Slovenia | 13 | 1:191,360 | 15,039 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,092 | 1:24,005 | 2,981 |
The alternate forms: Förtner (46) are calculated separately.
Fortner (41) may also be a first name.
Fortner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A combatant in a tilting match. See English Surn. i. 109.
Fortner Demographics
Average Fortner Salary in
United States
$40,457 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fortner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fortner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fortner (Russian: Фортнер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Förtner. Click here for other possible spellings of Fortner.
How Common Is The Last Name Fortner? popularity and diffusion
Fortner is the 33,670th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 462,173 people. The surname Fortner is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Fortner are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fortner is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 41 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 15,057 people, or 1 in 24,072. In The United States Fortner is mostly found in: Georgia, where 8 percent reside, Missouri, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Fortner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fortner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fortner last name expanded 720 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 390 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fortner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fortner last name are 19.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.35% being registered with the political party.
The amount Fortner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.24% less than the national average, earning $40,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.94% less than the national average, earning $47,726 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Förtner | 95 | 46 | / |
| Pfortner | 93 | 334 | / |
| Fourtner | 93 | 145 | / |
| Forthner | 93 | 25 | / |
| Fordtner | 93 | 12 | / |
| Fortnner | 93 | 2 | / |
| Foertner | 93 | 2 | / |
| Fortnier | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fortneer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Forttner | 93 | 0 | / |
| Foortner | 93 | 0 | / |
| Fortnere | 93 | 0 | / |
| Fortne | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pfoertner | 88 | 120 | / |
| D'Fortner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fourtnier | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fortenner | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fortney | 86 | 6,696 | / |
| Furtner | 86 | 2,164 | / |
| Fertner | 86 | 177 | / |
| Fürtner | 86 | 56 | / |
| Fartner | 86 | 5 | / |
| Vortner | 86 | 4 | / |
| Fortnet | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fortnei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fortnie | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fortnir | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fortnerová | 82 | 9 | / |
| Pförtner | 80 | 1,440 | / |
| Furthner | 80 | 165 | / |
| Pfertner | 80 | 112 | / |
| Fürthner | 80 | 61 | / |
| Förthner | 80 | 60 | / |
| Fourtney | 80 | 23 | / |
| Pfürtner | 80 | 7 | / |
| Forthnet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Furhtner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farthner | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forthney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pfortnerová | 78 | 11 | / |
| Fortna | 77 | 447 | / |
| Fortny | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pfördtner | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pfeertner | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vertner | 71 | 190 | / |
| Fortnoy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vartner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furtnerová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fortnui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fartney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fortnay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pförtnerová | 67 | 18 | / |
| Furthnerová | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fortinni | 67 | 3 | / |
Fortner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fortner in the Russian language | ||
| Фортнер | fortner | - |
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Fortner Reference & Research
FORTNEY/FORTNA/FURTN DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
FORTNEY/FORTNA/FURTN FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fortner
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