Forteau Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Grenada

Forteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1311:507,04470,604
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Trinidad and Tobago521:26,2302,834
Grenada431:2,524413
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
England141:3,979,861125,553
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591

Forteau Last Name Facts

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

Forteau occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forteau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 801,116th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Forteau live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 507,044. In France Forteau is most common in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 40 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 40 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 14 percent reside. Aside from France it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 15 percent reside.

Forteau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forteau surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Forteau earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning $48,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourteau93704/
Forteaux934/
Forteaud931/
Forteu921/
Fortau921/
Fourteaux8810/
Ferteau861/
Forteuh861/
Furteau861/
Forta83117/
Forthaus80174/
Fourtaux8010/
Fortas776,905/
Fortat77188/
Fortuo7729/
Fourta7716/
Fortou7715/
Fortaç7712/
Fortah774/
Fortta771/
Fortoa771/
Fortaś771/
Foorta771/
Furtau771/
Fourthaus750/
Fourtou71102/
Fortass7144/
Fortach7114/
Fartaut716/
Fortacz712/
Fourtas712/
Fortous711/
Voorteu711/
Fortouh711/
Forto671,646/
Furta67365/
Farta67330/
Fourtout6731/
Fortó676/
Ferta676/
Vorta676/
Fortahad672/
Foiretta671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Forteau
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis