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 last name Forteen is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Forteen.

How Common Is The Last Name Forteen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forteen is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Forteen live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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