Fortess Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fortess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Fortess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fortess is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortess? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fortess is the 4,034,050th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Fortess is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Fortess are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Fortess is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 33 percent live, Massachusetts, where 17 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Fortess Last Name Statistics demography

Fortess earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.54% more than the national average, earning $76,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortes9287,421/
Fortese86209/
Forttes8681/
Fuortes8663/
Forteis8639/
Forteus8639/
Forties8618/
Forteas8610/
Fortest867/
Forhtes861/
Foertes861/
Fortets861/
Forrtes861/
Fertess860/
Fortees860/
Forte8366,859/
Fourties808/
Farthess800/
Fortis774,011/
Fortea772,658/
Fortey771,222/
Fortez771,104/
Pforte77514/
Forteh77461/
Forter77386/
Fortte77246/
Fartes77210/
Fortet77200/
Fortie77195/
Fourte77191/
Forthe77108/
Fertes7754/
Vortes7740/
Furtes7736/
Fortee7725/
Fortys7717/
Fortje779/
Fortex777/
Fortep775/
Foorte774/
Fortès773/
Forted772/
Foirte771/
Forteu771/
Fortís771/
Fortei771/
Fourthies7516/
Fortesová752/
Fourtet71368/
Pfordte71105/
Fortais7158/
Pforter7158/
Pfortje7125/
Fortieh7124/
Fourtis7119/
Fortish7118/
Faertes7116/
Vorties7113/
Fourter7112/
Fosrter7112/
Ferteis719/
Forthey717/
Fortice717/
Fortiez717/
Forther716/
Forthis715/
Fortois714/
Forthee713/
Fuirtes713/
Feurtes712/
Vortesh712/
Fortuis712/
Fertesz711/
Fhorter711/
Farthes711/
Forteaz711/
Fortysh711/
Fourthe711/
Furtets711/
Pfortie711/
Forteuh711/
Fortios711/
D'Forte711/
Phortes711/
Furttes711/
Fortise710/
Furtese710/
Fortter710/
Fortiea710/
Forteer710/
Forti6714,584/
Forty671,804/
Forteath67162/
Forté67142/
Fortiche67141/
Farte67130/
Forta67117/
Fârte6737/
Forteith6721/
Vorte6712/
Forthieh679/
Fortè672/
Fārte671/
Fartheus671/
Fortí671/
Fertheus671/
Forthyse670/
Forthice670/
Fortisch670/
Fourttis670/

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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 Fortess
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