Fortel Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Latvia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2161:307,51346,888
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Fortel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fortel (Russian: Фортель) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Fořtel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortel? popularity and diffusion

Fortel is the 713,660th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. The last name Fortel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Fortel are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most common forename globally It is held by 12 people.

The surname Fortel is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 307,513. In France Fortel is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 53 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 25 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account France Fortel occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Ukraine, where 9 percent reside.

Fortel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fortel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fortel surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fořtel941/
Fortell9224/
Fortiel924/
Forteel920/
Fortl912/
Forttell861/
Fertel83639/
Fartel8367/
Vortel8351/
Furtel8349/
Fortil8332/
Fortyl832/
Fertell7728/
Furtell772/
Faertel770/
Fortill770/
Fertl731,085/
Fořtl7312/
Vertel674,811/
Fertil673,355/
Fertyl6720/
Fartelová6719/
Vartel6715/
Furtil679/
Vurtel676/
Fartil671/
Fartelova671/
Fothtrtill632/
Vertuel6240/
Farthil627/
Vertiel627/
Fertill623/
Farttil623/
Varthel622/
Vertell622/
Ferttil621/
Vartell621/
Vertehel57456/
Fořtlová5710/
Phurtell573/
Verthell571/
Varthell571/
Vertl5514/
Fartilova537/
Vertil50446/
Vartil502/
Veertl502/

Fortel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fortel in the Russian language
Фортельfortel-

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