Fortes Varela Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Fortes Varela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 22 | 1:24,075 | 904 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
Fortes Varela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fortes Varela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fortes Varela occurs in Cape Verde more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fortes Varela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fortes Varela? popularity and diffusion
Fortes Varela is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fortes Varela reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Luso-West Africa.
This surname is most common in Cape Verde, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 24,075. In Cape Verde it is primarily concentrated in: Boa Vista, where 59 percent are found and Santiago, where 41 percent are found. Other than Cape Verde this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freitas Varela | 81 | 1 | / |
| Frutuoso Varela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Freitas Verly | 62 | 1 | / |
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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 Fortes Varela
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