Fortell Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fortell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Fortell Last Name Facts

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

Fortell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fortell.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Fortell reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Fortell is most frequent in: Ohio, where 64 percent reside, Arkansas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 25 percent reside and Chile, where 8 percent reside.

Fortell Last Name Statistics demography

Fortell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.94% less than the national average, earning $39,722 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forttell931/
Fortel92410/
Fertell8628/
Fortiel864/
Furtell862/
Forteel860/
Fortill860/
Fortl832/
Fertel77639/
Fartel7767/
Vortel7751/
Furtel7749/
Fortil7732/
Fortyl772/
Fořtel771/
Fertill713/
Fothtrtill712/
Vertell712/
Vartell711/
Faertel710/
Fertl671,085/
Fořtl6712/
Phurtell673/
Varthell671/
Verthell671/
Fartelová6319/
Fartelova631/
Vertel624,811/
Fertil623,355/
Fertyl6220/
Vartel6215/
Furtil629/
Vurtel626/
Fartil621/
Vertuel5740/
Farthil577/
Vertiel577/
Farttil573/
Varthel572/
Ferttil571/
Vertehel53456/
Fořtlová5310/
Vertl5014/
Fartilova507/

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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 Fortell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis