Fortela Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Fortela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fortela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fortela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fortela occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fortela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Fortela are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 4,218,259. In The Philippines Fortela is most frequent in: Ilocos, where 63 percent live, Davao Region, where 21 percent live and Calabarzon, where 8 percent live. Not including The Philippines Fortela occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent live and Cuba, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forteli | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fortila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fortelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Forteles | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fortelis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fortilha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fortilia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fortalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vertela | 71 | 277 | / |
| Fertala | 71 | 222 | / |
| Fartelj | 71 | 174 | / |
| Fartely | 71 | 62 | / |
| Furteli | 71 | 24 | / |
| Fartila | 71 | 16 | / |
| Fortalo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Fortili | 71 | 14 | / |
| Furticella | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vartela | 71 | 9 | / |
| Fortile | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fartala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vortelo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Furtila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furtelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vortala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farteli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fourtelott | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fartilah | 67 | 58 | / |
| Fortiles | 67 | 22 | / |
| Fertalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fortilho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaartela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fortilis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuortila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuortola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fortallo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fortilhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fortiler | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fortela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis