Fortas Surname

71,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Fortas Surname User-submission:

The surname Fortas means 'bald man' in Algerian. It is a common surname in Algeria.

Fortas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6,0621:6,3731,051
France6041:109,97116,411
Poland1721:220,98128,861
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
India51:153,413,076951,030
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

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

Fortas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Fortas means 'bald man' in Algerian. It is a common surname in Algeria.

- dalalguemmoula

Fortas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fortas (Russian: Фортас) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Fortaś. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fortas is the 71,497th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,055,401 people. Fortas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Fortas are found; 88 percent are found in North Africa and 88 percent are found in Mahgreb.

It is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 6,062 people, or 1 in 6,373. In Algeria Fortas is most common in: Sétif Province, where 36 percent reside, Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 14 percent reside and Skikda Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Algeria this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Fortas Last Name Statistics demography

Fortas earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.23% less than the national average, earning $16,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortaś941/
Fortais9258/
Fortass9244/
Forteas9210/
Fourtas922/
Forztas921/
Forta91117/
Forthaus86174/
Fortasse862/
Fartas833,788/
Fertas833,543/
Fortea832,658/
Furtas83429/
Fortat83188/
Fortos83167/
Fourta8316/
Fortay8312/
Fortac8312/
Fortaç8312/
Fortah834/
Fortau831/
Foorta831/
Fortoa831/
Fortta831/
Vortas830/
Fortasova801/
Fourthaus800/
Fourthays800/
Fartash771,337/
Forteau77350/
Fartais77248/
Fartass77208/
Feurtas7776/
Forteis7739/
Forteus7739/
Vourtas7724/
Fortach7714/
Fertash7711/
Fortois774/
Fertass772/
Fortacz772/
Forteaz771/
Ferttas771/
Fortaix771/
Fortous771/
Ferrtas771/
Fortiea770/
Forto731,646/
Farta73330/
Vorta736/
Fortó736/
Fourteau71704/
Forteath71162/
Fortaich7115/
Fahrtash7112/
Fourtaux7110/
Fartasse716/
Forteaux714/
Fartaish712/
Fortahad712/
Foiretta711/
Fortache711/
Forteaud711/
Fartaash711/
Fortey671,222/
Furtos67432/
Fartat67400/
Fartah67349/
Fartaj67131/
Fartos67115/
Fortoh67113/
Vertas6754/
Fortuo6729/
Fortot6723/
Fortou6715/
Vartas6712/
Fourteaux6710/
Fartea677/
Fartaz677/
Furtaś676/
Fharta675/
Fartha674/
Vourta674/
Fertaś674/
Fuorto674/
Fartai673/
Fârtat673/
Fortoi672/
Fertaz672/
Fartay672/
Furtaz671/
Phorta671/
Fartap671/
Vortha671/
Forteu671/
Vortos671/
Fortei671/
Fourto671/
Feurta671/
Fourtouss671/
Foorto671/

Fortas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fortas in the Russian language
Фортасfortas-

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