Forte Surname
Approximately 66,859 people bear this surname
Forte Surname Definition:
(English, Italian, French) Descendant of Fort (strong); the strong man.
Read More About This SurnameForte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 22,435 | 1:2,726 | 209 |
| United States | 16,356 | 1:22,161 | 2,781 |
| Brazil | 9,522 | 1:22,482 | 1,045 |
| Argentina | 3,266 | 1:13,087 | 1,183 |
| Philippines | 2,660 | 1:38,059 | 5,875 |
| Portugal | 2,444 | 1:4,263 | 478 |
| France | 1,522 | 1:43,642 | 5,510 |
| Spain | 1,505 | 1:31,064 | 3,150 |
| Canada | 962 | 1:38,301 | 4,810 |
| Australia | 880 | 1:30,677 | 4,092 |
| England | 739 | 1:75,397 | 8,553 |
| Cuba | 595 | 1:19,366 | 1,236 |
| Venezuela | 585 | 1:51,631 | 2,538 |
| Switzerland | 342 | 1:24,014 | 3,786 |
| Germany | 292 | 1:275,704 | 29,076 |
| Barbados | 230 | 1:1,250 | 286 |
| South Africa | 158 | 1:342,897 | 31,680 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Jamaica | 153 | 1:18,758 | 1,684 |
| Uruguay | 149 | 1:23,032 | 2,675 |
| Belgium | 129 | 1:89,121 | 13,878 |
| Liberia | 126 | 1:34,988 | 3,264 |
| Russia | 125 | 1:1,152,984 | 85,410 |
| Slovenia | 118 | 1:21,082 | 4,689 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 110 | 1:12,400 | 1,655 |
| Chile | 107 | 1:164,640 | 5,476 |
| Scotland | 102 | 1:52,488 | 4,471 |
| Mexico | 94 | 1:1,320,492 | 15,209 |
| Northern Ireland | 93 | 1:19,839 | 2,413 |
| Guyana | 80 | 1:9,528 | 1,465 |
| Panama | 78 | 1:50,157 | 2,439 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Ireland | 74 | 1:63,634 | 4,162 |
| Austria | 64 | 1:133,054 | 18,198 |
| Haiti | 57 | 1:187,437 | 7,398 |
| Paraguay | 47 | 1:153,973 | 3,151 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Belize | 23 | 1:15,455 | 1,591 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Grenada | 12 | 1:9,045 | 775 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 6 | 1:29,570 | 1,440 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 99 | 1:246,216 | 18,027 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 233 | 1:215,531 | 18,426 |
The alternate forms: Forté (142) & Fortè (2) are calculated separately.
Forte (324) may also be a first name.
Forte Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, Italian, French) Descendant of Fort (strong); the strong man.
User-submitted Reference
(Italian) Patronymic from the personal name Forte, a continuation of Late Latin Fortis, from fortis, meaning 'brave', 'strong', a name chosen by early Christians as a symbol of moral strength and steadfastness.
- ferseqThis surname has two meanings in Portuguese: Strong and Fortress. But it is not possible to say if there is two or more families with the two different origins.
- felypeforteForte Demographics
Average Forte Salary in
United States
$46,033 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forte (Arabic: فورتي, Russian: Форте) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Forté or Fortè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forte? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,519th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 108,999 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Forte live; 40 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent live in Italic Europe. Forte is also the 487,350th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 324 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 22,435 people, or 1 in 2,726. In Italy Forte is mostly found in: Campania, where 22 percent reside, Lazio, where 21 percent reside and Apulia, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Italy it occurs in 111 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.
Forte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Forte has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 7,020 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 746 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 740 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Forte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Forte last name are 0.61000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.84% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Forte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning €28,475 per year; in Norway they earn 150.79% more than the national average, earning 867,947 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 144.87% more than the national average, earning R 581,916 per year; in United States they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $46,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.5% more than the national average, earning $55,397 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Forte Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Forte in the Russian language | ||
| Форте | forte | - |
| Forte in the Arabic language | ||
| فورتي | fwrty | - |
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Forte Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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