Fjortoft Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fjortoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fjortoft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England91:6,190,895170,599
Norway91:571,36544,190
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Fjörtoft (1) are calculated separately.

Fjortoft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fjortoft occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Fjörtoft. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fjortoft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fjortoft is the 2,460,878th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Fjortoft occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Fjortoft reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States Fjortoft is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 12 percent are found, Washington, where 8 percent are found and Alaska, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Norway, where 15 percent are found.

Fjortoft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fjortoft last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Fjortoft earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fjörtoft961/
Fjoertoft941/
Fjrtoft936/
Fjørtoft88782/
Fjærtoft8854/
Fjortoff882/
Fjaertoft826/

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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
  • 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 Fjortoft
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