Fortelle Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fortelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France421:1,581,493147,826
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Fortelle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fortelle is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fortelle.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortelle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Fortelle is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Fortelle reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Fortelle is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,581,493. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 45 percent are found, Brittany, where 29 percent are found and Grand Est, where 14 percent are found. Aside from France Fortelle exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Fortelle
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