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
Average Fortel Salary in
United States
$44,389 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| 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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