Fortch Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Fortch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Fortch (8) may also be a first name.

Fortch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fortch is found most frequently in Canada. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Fortch are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fortch is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 8 people.

This surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: British Columbia, where 33 percent reside, Prince Edward Island, where 33 percent reside and Quebec, where 33 percent reside. Not including Canada it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.

Fortch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fortch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortch Last Name Statistics demography

Fortch earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortsch92285/
Foertch9284/
Forstch920/
Fortche920/
Forth915,029/
Forch91633/
Pfortsch8615/
Fortsche860/
Forche831,355/
Fourth831,116/
Forthe83108/
Furtch8370/
Fartch8350/
Fertch8339/
Pforth8319/
Vortch832/
Forchì831/
Fourch830/
Fort8030,815/
Forc80498/
Fourche77387/
Fourthe771/
Forgyth771/
Fourchs770/
Feurtch770/
Fartsch770/
Forte7366,859/
Fortt73610/
Fourt73549/
Foort73492/
Farch73229/
Farth73122/
Forts7395/
Fourc7386/
Pfort7359/
Forci7355/
Fordt7340/
Fortz7320/
Forcz7317/
Forzh739/
Fordh733/
Fohrt732/
Forût732/
Vorth732/
Fhort730/
Pforte67514/
Foiret67494/
Fortte67246/
Fourte67191/
Pfordt67130/
Farche6766/
Pforts6728/
Phorth6714/
Forsts677/
Foorte674/
Fourts674/
Farhth673/
Vertch672/
Fortgy671/
Foirte671/
Vourth671/
Forrût671/
Fartsh671/
Feurth670/
Farrth670/
Forgyt670/
Fourtt670/
Fourtz670/
Fortze670/
Fordtz670/

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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 Fortch
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