Forteath Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Forteath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forteath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland951:56,3564,696
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland341:110,0955,249
England231:1,059,79941,508

Forteath Last Name Facts

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

Forteath is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Forteath.

How Common Is The Last Name Forteath? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forteath is the 1,364,059th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Forteath is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Forteath live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.

Forteath is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 56,356. In Scotland Forteath is mostly concentrated in: Dumfries and Galloway, where 53 percent reside, Moray, where 17 percent reside and City of Edinburgh, where 9 percent reside. Barring Scotland this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Forteath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forteath has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name rose 279 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forteath Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Forteath earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.44% more than the national average, earning R 568,992 per year and in Canada they earn 73.63% more than the national average, earning $86,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forteah9315/
Forteith8821/
Fortea862,658/
Forteh86461/
Fortet86200/
Fortat86188/
Fortah864/
Fortete80430/
Fourtet80368/
Farteth8029/
Fortieh8024/
Fortach8014/
Forteas8010/
Fortest807/
Forteaz801/
Fortith801/
Fortets801/
Forteuh801/
Fortiea800/
Forte7766,859/
Forta77117/
Fortette7530/
Fortaich7515/
Forthieh759/
Forttete755/
Fortahad752/
Farthath751/
Fortuiah751/
Fortythe750/
Fourtuet750/
Fortes7187,421/
Fortas716,905/
Fortey711,222/
Fertat711,183/
Fortez711,104/
Fortit71595/
Pforte71514/
Fartat71400/
Forter71386/
Furtat71366/
Fartah71349/
Fortti71295/
Fortte71246/
Fortie71195/
Fourte71191/
Fortty71156/
Forthe71108/
Fertet7163/
Fortee7125/
Forthy7116/
Fourta7116/
Fortae7115/
Furtet7113/
Fortay7112/
Fortaç7112/
Fortje719/
Fartea717/
Fortep715/
Fortue714/
Foorte714/
Farteh714/
Fârtat713/
Forted712/
Fortau711/
Foirte711/
Forteu711/
Forthi711/
Vorteh711/
Fartet711/
Foorta711/
Fortaś711/
Fortei711/
Fortoa711/
Fortta711/
Fortye711/
Fortich673,738/
Fartash671,337/
Fortuit67156/
Feurtet67141/
Pfordte67105/
Forttes6781/
Fuortes6763/
Fortais6758/
Pforter6758/
Ferthet6756/
Fortass6744/
Forteis6739/
Forteus6739/
Pfortje6725/
Fortess6724/
Fortish6718/
Fourter6712/
Fosrter6712/
Forthey677/
Forther676/
Fartate676/
Fartaut676/
Forthis675/
Farthat673/
Forthee673/
Fortacz672/
Fourtas672/
Fhorter671/
Forhtes671/
Fortysh671/
Fourthe671/
Furtets671/
Pfortie671/
Furtate671/
Fartach671/
Farteet671/
Fortaye671/
Fortouh671/
Fourtit671/
Fertith671/
D'Forte671/
Forteye671/
Fatrtah671/
Forrtes671/
Fortija671/
Fortied670/
Fortter670/
Forteer670/
Fortees670/

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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 Forteath
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