Forteen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Forteen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forteen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Forteen (10) may also be a first name.

Forteen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forteen occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forteen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Forteen are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Forteen is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Besides South Africa Forteen exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourteen931,877/
Forten92166/
Fortein861,451/
Fortoen8688/
Pforten869/
Fortien864/
Fortuen862/
Fortean861/
Fortn8314/
Pfordten8024/
Fourtein8015/
Fartheen804/
Forteyne801/
Forteine801/
Fortin7778,411/
Fortyn7761/
Ferten7740/
Fortín7722/
Fortýn774/
Farten773/
Fortne772/
Fortem771/
Forthn771/
Vorten770/
Furten770/
Fuooerten751/
Fortuin7131,579/
Fortina711,259/
Fortain71259/
Fortuyn7199/
Fourtin7187/
Forthin7123/
Fortyna7111/
Forting716/
Fortijn714/
Fortion713/
Fartein712/
Wfortin711/
Vortein711/
Forttin711/
Forteam711/
Fortaín711/
Fortuun711/
Fortinn711/
Fortind711/
Faurten711/
Fortuijn6796/
Fourtina6751/
Fortuine6750/
Vertheen6720/
Fortayon6718/
Fortaine678/
Fourtuin674/
Fortoing673/
Fourthin673/
Voortein672/
Fortoyan672/
Fortõgin671/
Fortayne671/
Fourtain671/
Fourting671/
Fortheim671/
Fortujan671/
Fortuian670/
Fortting670/

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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 Forteen
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