Forte Surname

8,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Barbados

Forte Surname Definition:

(English, Italian, French) Descendant of Fort (strong); the strong man.

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Forte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy22,4351:2,726209
United States16,3561:22,1612,781
Brazil9,5221:22,4821,045
Argentina3,2661:13,0871,183
Philippines2,6601:38,0595,875
Portugal2,4441:4,263478
France1,5221:43,6425,510
Spain1,5051:31,0643,150
Canada9621:38,3014,810
Australia8801:30,6774,092
England7391:75,3978,553
Cuba5951:19,3661,236
Venezuela5851:51,6312,538
Switzerland3421:24,0143,786
Germany2921:275,70429,076
Barbados2301:1,250286
South Africa1581:342,89731,680
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Jamaica1531:18,7581,684
Uruguay1491:23,0322,675
Belgium1291:89,12113,878
Liberia1261:34,9883,264
Russia1251:1,152,98485,410
Slovenia1181:21,0824,689
Trinidad and Tobago1101:12,4001,655
Chile1071:164,6405,476
Scotland1021:52,4884,471
Mexico941:1,320,49215,209
Northern Ireland931:19,8392,413
Guyana801:9,5281,465
Panama781:50,1572,439
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Ireland741:63,6344,162
Austria641:133,05418,198
Haiti571:187,4377,398
Paraguay471:153,9733,151
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Malta301:14,342837
India261:29,502,515369,827
Wales261:119,0209,008
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Belize231:15,4551,591
Seychelles181:5,133784
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Grenada121:9,045775
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
São Tomé and Príncipe61:29,5701,440
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Swaziland41:324,550996
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Albania31:971,35222,477
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

- ferseq

This 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.

- felypeforte

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forté93142/
Fortè932/
Fortes9187,421/
Fortea912,658/
Fortey911,222/
Fortez911,104/
Pforte91514/
Forteh91461/
Forter91386/
Fortte91246/
Fortet91200/
Fortie91195/
Fourte91191/
Forthe91108/
Fortee9125/
Fortje919/
Fortep915/
Foorte914/
Foerte913/
Forted912/
Foirte911/
Forteu911/
Fortei911/
Fort8930,815/
Fourtet83368/
Pfordte83105/
Forttes8381/
Fuortes8363/
Pforter8358/
Forteis8339/
Pfortje8325/
Fortess8324/
Fortieh8324/
Fourter8312/
Fosrter8312/
Forteas8310/
Fortest837/
Forthey837/
Forther836/
Forthee833/
Fhorter831/
Forhtes831/
Forteaz831/
Fourthe831/
Pfortie831/
Foertie831/
Fortets831/
Forteuh831/
D'Forte831/
Forrtes831/
Fortter830/
Fortiea830/
Forteer830/
Fortees830/
Forti8014,584/
Forth805,029/
Forty801,804/
Ferte80920/
Fortt80610/
Fourt80549/
Foort80492/
Farte80130/
Forta80117/
Forts8095/
Pfort8059/
Fordt8040/
Fârte8037/
Vorte8012/
Furte8010/
Fohrt802/
Forût802/
Fārte801/
Fortí801/
Fhort800/
Forteath77162/
Forteith7721/
Forthieh779/
Fortis734,011/
Furter731,626/
Fortiz731,300/
Fourth731,116/
Fortit73595/
Foiret73494/
Fortti73295/
Fourty73271/
Fartes73210/
Fourti73189/
Fortty73156/
Fertey73145/
Pfordt73130/
Fortio73124/
Fertea73115/
Förter7367/
Feurte7351/
Furtes7336/
Fořter7332/
Pforts7328/
Fertie7322/
Pforth7319/
Vuorte7316/
Forthy7316/
Fourta7316/
Farter7315/
Furtet7313/
Fortay7312/
Furtez7312/
Fartea737/
Fortch737/
Vhorte737/
Furtea737/
Fourts734/
Farteh734/
Phorte733/
Fortès733/
Fortoi732/
Fortui732/
Fertei732/
Fartey731/
Fhurte731/
Farted731/
Forrti731/
Fortgy731/
Fortuy731/
Vohrte731/
Fortís731/
Ferteh731/
Forthi731/
Vorteh731/
Furrte731/
Faurte731/
Fartet731/
Foorta731/
Fortiș731/
Fortoa731/
Fortta731/
Fortyś731/
Forrût731/
Fertej731/
Ferthe731/
Ferhte731/
Fortyi731/
Furtey731/
Ferrte731/
Furtie730/
Forgyt730/
Fourtt730/
Fourtz730/
Fordtz730/
Forgeette712/
Ford67350,371/
Fortich673,738/
Fořt671,088/
Fortova67250/
Fortuit67156/
Feurtet67141/
Vort67135/
Feurtey67122/
Fortais6758/
Fart6747/
Fourtoy6739/
Fertieh6735/
Forţ6734/
Förther6734/
Farteth6729/
Further6721/
Fourtis6719/
Fortish6718/
Farthey6715/
Pförter6710/
Farther679/
Forthis675/
Fortois674/
Fuirtes673/
Pfurter673/
Feurtes672/
Fortuis672/
Feurter671/
Farthes671/
Forgyth671/
Fortith671/
Fortysh671/
Furtets671/
Vourthe671/
Voorteu671/
Fusrtey671/
Farteet671/
Fourtit671/
Phortes671/
Furttes671/
Fortowa670/
Forstch670/

Forte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forte in the Russian language
Фортеforte-
Forte in the Arabic language
فورتيfwrty-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forte
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