Forti Surname

36,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Forti Surname User-submission:

(Italian) Patronymic from the personal name Forte, a continuation of Late Latin Fortis, from fortis, meaning 'brave', 'strong', a name chosen by early Christians as a symbol of moral strength and steadfastness.

Forti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7,4451:8,2141,175
Brazil2,9691:72,1032,691
Argentina1,2481:34,2502,858
United States1,1441:316,83528,949
Venezuela4911:61,5152,800
Cameroon2711:76,6399,456
France2231:297,86045,546
Ecuador1411:112,8076,457
Israel931:92,01810,791
Australia841:321,37727,634
Uruguay771:44,5685,026
Greece571:194,38230,902
Spain551:850,03734,138
England371:1,505,89364,828
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Puerto Rico141:253,5812,469
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
San Marino11:33,214932
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

The alternate forms: Fortí (1) are calculated separately.

Forti (197) may also be a first name.

Forti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Italian) Patronymic from the personal name Forte, a continuation of Late Latin Fortis, from fortis, meaning 'brave', 'strong', a name chosen by early Christians as a symbol of moral strength and steadfastness.

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Forti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forti (Bengali: ফরতি, Hindi: फोर्ती, Russian: Форти) is found most in Italy. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Fortí. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,182nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 499,695 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Forti reside; 52 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Italic Europe. Forti is also the 646,152nd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 197 people.

The last name Forti is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 7,445 people, or 1 in 8,214. In Italy Forti is mostly concentrated in: Lazio, where 27 percent are found, Lombardy, where 17 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Italy this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Forti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Forti last name is predominantly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Forti last name are 12.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Forti earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.95% less than the national average, earning €26,140 per year; in Peru they earn 510.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 118,260 per year; in United States they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $50,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.47% more than the national average, earning $57,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortí931/
Fortis914,011/
Fortiz911,300/
Fortit91595/
Fortti91295/
Fortie91195/
Fourti91189/
Fortio91124/
Fortoi912/
Fortui912/
Forrti911/
Forthi911/
Fortei911/
Fortiș911/
Fortyi911/
Fortich833,738/
Fortuit83156/
Fortais8358/
Forteis8339/
Fortieh8324/
Fourtis8319/
Fortish8318/
Forthis835/
Fortois834/
Fortuis832/
Fortith831/
Pfortie831/
Foertie831/
Fourtit831/
Fortiea830/
Forte8066,859/
Forty801,804/
Ferti80313/
Forté80142/
Forta80117/
Farti80116/
Furti8070/
Fürti8023/
Vorti805/
Fortè802/
Forteith7721/
Fortaich7715/
Forthieh779/
Fourtuit771/
Fortisch770/
Fourttis770/
Fortes7387,421/
Fortea732,658/
Fortey731,222/
Fortez731,104/
Pforte73514/
Forteh73461/
Forter73386/
Fourty73271/
Fortte73246/
Fartit73204/
Fortet73200/
Fourte73191/
Fortty73156/
Forthe73108/
Fortee7325/
Fertői7323/
Fertie7322/
Forthy7316/
Fourta7316/
Fortay7312/
Furtis7312/
Furtyi7311/
Fortje739/
Fertih737/
Fortep735/
Vhorti735/
Foorte734/
Fartis734/
Fartai733/
Foerte733/
Ferthi733/
Fortès733/
Furtai733/
Fórtiz732/
Fertoi732/
Forted732/
Ferhti732/
Fertei732/
Farhti731/
Fartui731/
Fortuy731/
Foirte731/
Forteu731/
Fortís731/
Fertti731/
Vourti731/
Farthi731/
Foorta731/
Fortoa731/
Fortta731/
Fortyś731/
Fartti731/
Ferrti731/
Furtie730/
Fertiy730/
Foorthuis7149/
Fourtet67368/
Fartais67248/
Pfordte67105/
Forttes6781/
Fuortes6763/
Pforter6758/
Fourtoy6739/
Fertieh6735/
Pfortje6725/
Fortess6724/
Fourter6712/
Fosrter6712/
Forteas6710/
Fortest677/
Forthey677/
Forther676/
Forthee673/
Ferrtti672/
Furtich672/
Fartaia672/
Fhorter671/
Forhtes671/
Forteaz671/
Fortysh671/
Fourthe671/
Vourthi671/
Fortets671/
Forteuh671/
D'Forte671/
Fartish671/
Forrtes671/
Fortter670/
Forteer670/
Fortees670/

Forti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forti in the Bengali language
ফরতিpharati-
Forti in the Hindi language
फोर्तीphorti66.67
फोरटीphorati33.33
Forti in the Russian language
Фортиforti-

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