Fortein Surname

268,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fortein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4211:38,1264,889
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Fortein (10) may also be a first name.

Fortein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fortein has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortein? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,421 people, or 1 in 38,126. In South Africa Fortein is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 36 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent reside and Western Cape, where 17 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Fortein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fortein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 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.

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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 Fortein
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