Fortemps Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Fortemps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortemps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5801:19,8223,062
France341:1,953,609166,012
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Fortemps Last Name Facts

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

Fortemps occurs most in Belgium. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortemps? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 500,196th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,075,298 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Fortemps are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Fortemps is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 580 people, or 1 in 19,822. In Belgium Fortemps is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 87 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live and Flemish Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Belgium this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Fortemps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fortemps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fortemps surname increased 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortemps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fortemps last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Fortemps earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.51% less than the national average, earning $38,183 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortamps8824/
Fort Mpisi781/
Fortanps750/
Vourdoumpas53141/
Vieira Demps501/

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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
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  • 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 Fortemps
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