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

Fortes (Marathi: फोरटेस, Russian: Фортес) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Fortès. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 6,460^th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 83,362 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Fortes are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 1,181,159^th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 68 people.

It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 24,547 people, or 1 in 8,721. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 22 percent live, São Paulo, where 20 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 23 percent live and Mozambique, where 16 percent live.

Fortes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Fortes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fortes last name expanded 2,811 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fortes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Fortes last name are 44.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.85% being registered to vote for the political 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.