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Where Does The Last Name Fortes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Fortes (Marathi: फोरटेस, Russian: Фортес) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fortès. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 6,460^th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 83,362 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Fortes live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Fortes is also the 1,181,159^th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 68 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 24,547 people, or 1 in 8,721. In Brazil Fortes is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 22 percent are found, São Paulo, where 20 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent are found. Not including Brazil it is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 23 percent are found and Mozambique, where 16 percent are found.

Fortes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Fortes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fortes last name rose 2,811 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fortes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Fortes surname are 44.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Fortes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.01% less than the national average, earning €7,205 per year; in Norway they earn 38.13% less than the national average, earning 214,119 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,373 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning R 238,968 per year; in United States they earn 0.97% less than the national average, earning $42,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.12% more than the national average, earning $66,637 CAD per year.