Fortel Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Fortel Surname Definition:
(from a place name) The ghetto gates were called fertel in Yiddish (German, Viertel). This name denotes a resident near the ghetto gates.
Fortel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 216 | 1:307,513 | 46,888 |
| United States | 98 | 1:3,698,561 | 204,970 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Fořtel (1) are calculated separately.
Fortel (12) may also be a first name.
Fortel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) The ghetto gates were called fertel in Yiddish (German, Viertel). This name denotes a resident near the ghetto gates.
Fortel Demographics
Fortel Political Affiliation
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Fortel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fortel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fortel (Russian: Фортель) is found most in France. It may also be rendered as: Fořtel. For other possible spellings of Fortel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fortel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 713,660th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Fortel reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Fortel is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 307,513. In France it is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 53 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 25 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 9 percent reside. Not including France it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Ukraine, where 9 percent reside.
Fortel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fortel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fortel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fortel last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.
Fortel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $44,389 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fořtel | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fortell | 92 | 24 | / |
| Fortiel | 92 | 4 | / |
| Forteel | 92 | 0 | / |
| Fortl | 91 | 2 | / |
| Forttell | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fertel | 83 | 639 | / |
| Fartel | 83 | 67 | / |
| Vortel | 83 | 51 | / |
| Furtel | 83 | 49 | / |
| Fortil | 83 | 32 | / |
| Fortyl | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fertell | 77 | 28 | / |
| Furtell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faertel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fortill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fertl | 73 | 1,085 | / |
| Fořtl | 73 | 12 | / |
| Vertel | 67 | 4,811 | / |
| Fertil | 67 | 3,355 | / |
| Fertyl | 67 | 20 | / |
| Fartelová | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vartel | 67 | 15 | / |
| Furtil | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vurtel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fartil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fartelova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fothtrtill | 63 | 2 | / |
| Vertuel | 62 | 40 | / |
| Farthil | 62 | 7 | / |
| Vertiel | 62 | 7 | / |
| Fertill | 62 | 3 | / |
| Farttil | 62 | 3 | / |
| Varthel | 62 | 2 | / |
| Vertell | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ferttil | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vartell | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vertehel | 57 | 456 | / |
| Fořtlová | 57 | 10 | / |
| Phurtell | 57 | 3 | / |
| Verthell | 57 | 1 | / |
| Varthell | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vertl | 55 | 14 | / |
| Fartilova | 53 | 7 | / |
| Vertil | 50 | 446 | / |
| Vartil | 50 | 2 | / |
| Veertl | 50 | 2 | / |
Fortel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fortel in the Russian language | ||
| Фортель | fortel | - |
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