Fortey Surname

308,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Fortey Surname Definition:

For Forte, armorially identified with Fortibus or Forz (Robson). See Force.

Fortey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo4201:17,2575,159
England4061:137,23713,423
Australia2081:129,78714,130
Canada611:604,02649,778
Wales571:54,2904,971
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Fortey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Forte, armorially identified with Fortibus or Forz (Robson). See Force.

The Norman People (1874)

Fortey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fortey has its highest incidence in Togo. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 308,737th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,963,622 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Fortey reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Fortey is most commonly held in Togo, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 17,257. Without taking into account Togo this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Fortey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fortey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fortey surname grew 406 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 713 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fortey surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fortey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.49% more than the national average, earning $60,361 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forthey927/
Forteye921/
Forte9166,859/
Forty911,804/
Fortes8387,421/
Fortea832,658/
Fortez831,104/
Pforte83514/
Forteh83461/
Forter83386/
Fourty83271/
Fortte83246/
Fortet83200/
Fortie83195/
Fourte83191/
Fortty83156/
Fertey83145/
Forthe83108/
Fortee8325/
Forthy8316/
Fortae8315/
Fortay8312/
Fortje839/
Fortep835/
Fortue834/
Foorte834/
Foerte833/
Forted832/
Fartey831/
Fortuy831/
Foirte831/
Forteu831/
Fortei831/
Fortye831/
Fortyś831/
Fortyi831/
Furtey831/
Fourtet77368/
Feurtey77122/
Pfordte77105/
Forttes7781/
Fuortes7763/
Pforter7758/
Fourtoy7739/
Forteis7739/
Forteus7739/
Pfortje7725/
Fortess7724/
Fortieh7724/
Farthey7715/
Forteah7715/
Fourter7712/
Fosrter7712/
Forteas7710/
Fortest777/
Forther776/
Forthee773/
Fhorter771/
Forhtes771/
Forteaz771/
Fortysh771/
Fourthe771/
Pfortie771/
Fusrtey771/
Foertie771/
Fortaye771/
Fortets771/
Forteuh771/
D'Forte771/
Forrtes771/
Fortter770/
Fortiea770/
Forteer770/
Fortees770/
Forti7314,584/
Ferte73920/
Forté73142/
Farte73130/
Forta73117/
Fârte7337/
Farty7315/
Vorte7312/
Furte7310/
Furty732/
Fortè732/
Fārte731/
Fortí731/
Forteath71162/
Forteith7121/
Forthieh719/
Fortoies712/
Fourtaye712/
Fortas676,905/
Fortis674,011/
Furter671,626/
Fortiz671,300/
Fortit67595/
Vertey67335/
Fortti67295/
Fartes67210/
Fourti67189/
Fortat67188/
Fortio67124/
Fertea67115/
Förter6767/
Feurte6751/
Furtes6736/
Fořter6732/
Furtay6731/
Fertie6722/
Vuorte6716/
Fourta6716/
Farter6715/
Fortou6715/
Furtet6713/
Furtez6712/
Fortaç6712/
Furtyi6711/
Fartea677/
Furtyo677/
Vhorte677/
Furtea677/
Furthy677/
Fertay676/
Fortah674/
Farteh674/
Vartey673/
Phorte673/
Furtys673/
Fortès673/
Ferrty672/
Forgeette672/
Fortoi672/
Fartay672/
Fortui672/
Fertei672/
Fhurte671/
Farted671/
Forrti671/
Fortau671/
Vorthy671/
Vohrte671/
Fortís671/
Ferteh671/
Forthi671/
Vorteh671/
Furrte671/
Faurte671/
Fartet671/
Foorta671/
Fortaś671/
Fortiș671/
Fortoa671/
Fortta671/
Fertej671/
Ferthe671/
Ferhte671/
Ferrte671/
Furtoe670/
Furtie670/
Farthy670/
Fherty670/
Fertiy670/
Fourthays670/

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