Fortgens Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Fortgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2531:66,74811,408
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Fortgens Last Name Facts

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

Fortgens occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortgens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fortgens is the 937,786th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Fortgens are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 66,748. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 41 percent are found, South Holland, where 21 percent are found and Gelderland, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Fortgens Last Name Statistics demography

Fortgens earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.64% less than the national average, earning R 53,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forgens933/
Forteins887/
Fargens801/
Forcens801/
Fortains751/
Fortuinse7145/
Farcense6310/
Fargence634/
Farthins631/
Varthens630/
Farsins531/
Farjeems501/
Farchins500/

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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
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  • 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 Fortgens
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