Fortais Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Fortais Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada411:898,67368,969
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Fortais Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fortais is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortais? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Fortais live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Fortais is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 898,673. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 59 percent reside, British Columbia, where 34 percent reside and Alberta, where 7 percent reside. Other than Canada this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Fortais Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fortais are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fortais earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 45.88% more than the national average, earning $62,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.14% less than the national average, earning $44,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortas926,905/
Fortis924,011/
Fartais86248/
Fortass8644/
Forteis8639/
Fourtis8619/
Fortish8618/
Forties8618/
Forteas8610/
Forthis865/
Fortois864/
Fortuis862/
Fourtas862/
Forztas861/
Fortaix861/
Fortios861/
Fortise860/
Forti8314,584/
Forta83117/
Forthaus80174/
Fortaich8015/
Fourties808/
Fartaish802/
Fortasse802/
Fortoies802/
Fortisch800/
Fourttis800/
Fortes7787,421/
Fartas773,788/
Fertas773,543/
Fortea772,658/
Fortiz771,300/
Fortit77595/
Furtas77429/
Fortti77295/
Fortie77195/
Fourti77189/
Fortat77188/
Fortio77124/
Fertis7799/
Vortis7729/
Fortič7723/
Fortic7719/
Fortys7717/
Fourta7716/
Fortae7715/
Fortay7712/
Furtis7712/
Fortac7712/
Fortaç7712/
Fortah774/
Fartis774/
Fartai773/
Fortès773/
Fortoi772/
Fortui772/
Forrti771/
Fortau771/
Fortís771/
Forthi771/
Foorta771/
Fortaś771/
Fortei771/
Fortiș771/
Fortoa771/
Fortta771/
Fortyi771/
Vortas770/
Foorthuis7549/
Fourthies7516/
Fortasova751/
Fourthaus750/
Fourthays750/
Fortich713,738/
Fartash711,337/
Fortese71209/
Fartass71208/
Fortuit71156/
Forttes7181/
Feurtas7176/
Fuortes7163/
Forteus7139/
Fartaes7133/
Fourtic7131/
Fortess7124/
Fortieh7124/
Vourtas7124/
Vourtis7117/
Forteah7115/
Fortach7114/
Vorties7113/
Fertash7111/
Ferteis719/
Fortest717/
Fortice717/
Fortiez717/
Vortish715/
Furtaes714/
Fertass712/
Fortacz712/
Fartaia712/
Forhtes711/
Forteaz711/
Fortith711/
Fortysh711/
Ferttas711/
Foertes711/
Pfortie711/
Fortaye711/
Fortets711/
Fortoes711/
Fortous711/
Fourtit711/
Fartish711/
Ferrtas711/
Forrtes711/
Fortija711/
Fertish710/
Fortiea710/
Fortees710/
Forte6766,859/
Forty671,804/
Farta67330/
Vortisch67233/
Forteath67162/
Forté67142/
Fortiche67141/
Farti67116/
Vourthis6757/
Forteith6721/
Fahrtash6712/
Fourtaux6710/
Forthieh679/
Vorta676/
Fartasse676/
Vorti675/
Fortitch672/
Fortè672/
Fortahad672/
Fourtaye672/
Foiretta671/
Fortache671/
Fortuiah671/
Fortí671/
Fourtuit671/
Fartaash671/
Forthyse670/
Forthice670/
Forthyes670/

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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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  • 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 Fortais
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