Fortaleche Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Fortaleche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortaleche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1161:411,8456,472
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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

Fortaleche Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fortaleche occurs more in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Fortaleché. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortaleche? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,637,889th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fortaleche are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most widespread in Colombia, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 411,845. In Colombia Fortaleche is mostly found in: Huila Department, where 53 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 31 percent live and Capital District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Colombia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Fortaleche Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fortaleche earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $23,758,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortaleché971/
Forteleche901/
Fortaleze843/
Fortaleca841/
Fortales784/
Fortalez783/
Fortalesa7465/
Fortaleça741/
Fortalis671/
Fortalisa6317/
Fortolis5639/
Fortoliz561/
Vartolich531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fortaleche
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