Fortiguerra Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Fortiguerra Surname Definition:

(Italian), Strong in battle. (variant: Baldwin.)

Fortiguerra Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1171:522,70751,899
France191:3,495,933219,029
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Fortiguerra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian), Strong in battle. (variant: Baldwin.)

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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Fortiguerra Last Name Facts

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

Fortiguerra is found most frequently in Italy. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortiguerra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,465,390th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Fortiguerra reside; 81 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 522,707. In Italy it is mostly found in: Campania, where 49 percent reside, Apulia, where 48 percent reside and Tuscany, where 2 percent reside. Other than Italy Fortiguerra exists in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortyiguerra961/
Forteguerra911/
Forteguerre8220/
Forteguerri822/
Fret Guerra821/
Forde-Guerra782/
Feraudi Guerra721/
Forte Correa702/
Verdi Guerra701/
Frade Guerra701/
Verdiguera6722/
Forte Correia674/
Fortt Aguirre671/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fortiguerra
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