Fortia Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fortia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain871:537,38026,266
United States111:32,950,812797,015
France101:6,642,272293,169
England91:6,190,895170,599
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Fortià (5) are calculated separately.

Fortia (63) may also be a first name.

Fortia Last Name Facts

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

Fortia is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Fortià. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,558,593rd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Fortia are found; 66 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Fortia is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 63 people.

The surname is most common in Spain, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 537,380. In Spain Fortia is most prevalent in: Catalonia, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Spain this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Fortia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fortia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fortia surname increased 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortia Last Name Statistics demography

Fortia earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 65.4% less than the national average, earning $14,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortià945/
Fortias92142/
Fortiah9210/
Fortija921/
Forthia921/
Fortiea920/
Forthias8676/
Fourtias868/
Fortea832,658/
Vortia83834/
Fortio83124/
Fertia8329/
Furtia8325/
Fartia832/
Fartiah7752/
Forteah7715/
Fertiah776/
Fartiha774/
Vortiah772/
Ferhtia772/
Fortios771/
Forteay770/
Forteo67372/
Vartia67344/
Vertia6745/
Furtea677/
Fartea677/
Fertio671/
Vartija6240/
Varthia6211/
Vuortio627/
Furtyha624/
Vertija623/
Vorthya621/
Verthiah572/
Furťa551/
Vartio50280/
Vertio5016/
Furtyo507/

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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 Fortia
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