de Fortier Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

de Fortier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Fortier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2161:250,82325,476
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

de Fortier Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Fortier Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Fortier is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of de Fortier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Fortier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,115,011th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of de Fortier live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 250,823. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 22 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

de Fortier Last Name Statistics demography

de Fortier earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.31% more than the national average, earning R 438,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Fruytier8690/
Defruytier8036/
de Verter743/
de Verdier70174/
Duverdier63349/
Deverdier6315/
Du Verdier6083/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Fortier
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