Forti Surname
Approximately 14,584 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 7,445 | 1:8,214 | 1,175 |
| Brazil | 2,969 | 1:72,103 | 2,691 |
| Argentina | 1,248 | 1:34,250 | 2,858 |
| United States | 1,144 | 1:316,835 | 28,949 |
| Venezuela | 491 | 1:61,515 | 2,800 |
| Cameroon | 271 | 1:76,639 | 9,456 |
| France | 223 | 1:297,860 | 45,546 |
| Ecuador | 141 | 1:112,807 | 6,457 |
| Israel | 93 | 1:92,018 | 10,791 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Uruguay | 77 | 1:44,568 | 5,026 |
| Greece | 57 | 1:194,382 | 30,902 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | 1:253,581 | 2,469 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
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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Average Forti Salary in
United States
$50,660 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Fortí. Click here for other potential spellings of Forti.
How Common Is The Last Name Forti? popularity and diffusion
It is the 36,182nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 499,695 people. The surname Forti is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Forti are found; 52 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 197 people.
It is most prevalent in Italy, where it is held by 7,445 people, or 1 in 8,214. In Italy Forti is most numerous in: Lazio, where 27 percent reside, Lombardy, where 17 percent reside and Emilia-Romagna, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Italy this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.
Forti Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Forti surname are 12.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.45% registered to vote for the political 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
Forti Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Forti in the Bengali language | ||
| ফরতি | pharati | - |
| Forti in the Hindi language | ||
| फोर्ती | phorti | 66.67 |
| फोरटी | phorati | 33.33 |
| Forti in the Russian language | ||
| Форти | forti | - |
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