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Where Does The Last Name Fortein Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Fortein occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortein? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 268,888^th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,022,430 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Fortein are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fortein is also the 3,684,242^nd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Fortein is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,421 people, or 1 in 38,126. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 36 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent reside and Western Cape, where 17 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Fortein Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fortein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fortein surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortein Last Name Statistics ^demography

Fortein earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.52% less than the national average, earning R 196,008 per year.