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

The last name Forteath is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forteath? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 56,356. In Scotland it is mostly found in: Dumfries and Galloway, where 53 percent live, Moray, where 17 percent live and City of Edinburgh, where 9 percent live. Not including Scotland it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Forteath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forteath has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Forteath surname 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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