Fortah Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Fortah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fortah (31) may also be a first name.
Fortah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fortah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fortah is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fortah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Fortah occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Fortah reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fortah is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 31 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent live and Southwest Region, where 33 percent live. Barring Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortach | 92 | 14 | / |
| Forta | 91 | 117 | / |
| Forteath | 86 | 162 | / |
| Fortaich | 86 | 15 | / |
| Fortahad | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fortas | 83 | 6,905 | / |
| Fortea | 83 | 2,658 | / |
| Fartah | 83 | 349 | / |
| Fortat | 83 | 188 | / |
| Fortoh | 83 | 113 | / |
| Fourta | 83 | 16 | / |
| Fortaç | 83 | 12 | / |
| Fortay | 83 | 12 | / |
| Fertah | 83 | 11 | / |
| Fortau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foorta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fortaś | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fortoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fortta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fartash | 77 | 1,337 | / |
| Forteau | 77 | 350 | / |
| Fortais | 77 | 58 | / |
| Fortass | 77 | 44 | / |
| Forteas | 77 | 10 | / |
| Forthey | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fourtas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fortacz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Forteaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forteuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fortouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fartach | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fatrtah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fortiea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Forto | 73 | 1,646 | / |
| Farta | 73 | 330 | / |
| Fortó | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ferta | 73 | 6 | / |
| Vorta | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fourteau | 71 | 704 | / |
| Forthaus | 71 | 174 | / |
| Forteith | 71 | 21 | / |
| Fahrtash | 71 | 12 | / |
| Fourtaux | 71 | 10 | / |
| Forteaux | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fartaish | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fartaash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forteaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foiretta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fartas | 67 | 3,788 | / |
| Fortey | 67 | 1,222 | / |
| Fartat | 67 | 400 | / |
| Fertaľ | 67 | 197 | / |
| Fortos | 67 | 167 | / |
| Fartaj | 67 | 131 | / |
| Fertea | 67 | 115 | / |
| Fortuo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Fortot | 67 | 23 | / |
| Fertha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Fortou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fourteaux | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fartaz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fartea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fertay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fharta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fuorto | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fartha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vourta | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fârtat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fartai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fartay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fortoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ferhta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feurta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fourto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fortei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fertau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phorta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fartap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foorto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vortha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forteu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fourthaus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fourthays | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fortah
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