Fortiz Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Fortiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico9331:133,0404,336
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Ecuador501:318,1179,154
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Venezuela441:686,45611,744
El Salvador401:158,5971,915
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Fórtiz (2) are calculated separately.

Fortiz Last Name Facts

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

Fortiz is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Fórtiz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortiz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 293,736th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,605,805 people. Fortiz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Fortiz live; 84 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Hispano-North America.

It is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 933 people, or 1 in 133,040. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Puebla, where 53 percent reside, Tlaxcala, where 18 percent reside and Mexico City, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Ecuador, where 4 percent reside.

Fortiz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fortiz surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fortiz earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $21,872,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 20.85% less than the national average, earning $34,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fórtiz942/
Fortiez927/
Forti9114,584/
Fortis834,011/
Fortez831,104/
Fortit83595/
Fortti83295/
Fortie83195/
Fourti83189/
Fortio83124/
Fortić8331/
Fortič8323/
Fortic8319/
Fortyz8319/
Fertiz839/
Fortoi832/
Fortui832/
Forrti831/
Vortiz831/
Forthi831/
Fortei831/
Fortiș831/
Fortyi831/
Fortich773,738/
Fortuit77156/
Fortais7758/
Forteis7739/
Fourtic7731/
Fortieh7724/
Fourtis7719/
Fortish7718/
Forties7718/
Fortice777/
Forthis775/
Fortois774/
Fortuis772/
Forteaz771/
Fortith771/
Vortiez771/
Pfortie771/
Fortaix771/
Fortios771/
Fortits771/
Fourtit771/
Fortise770/
Fortiea770/
Forte7366,859/
Forty731,804/
Forté73142/
Forta73117/
Farti73116/
Vorti735/
Fortè732/
Fortí731/
Fortiche71141/
Forteith7121/
Fortaich7115/
Forthieh719/
Fourties718/
Fortitch712/
Fourtuit711/
Forthice710/
Fortisch710/
Fourttis710/
Fortes6787,421/
Vertiz677,804/
Fortea672,658/
Fortey671,222/
Pforte67514/
Forteh67461/
Forter67386/
Fourty67271/
Fortte67246/
Fartit67204/
Fortet67200/
Fourte67191/
Fortty67156/
Forthe67108/
Fertis6799/
Vortić6787/
Foorthuis6749/
Vértiz6742/
Vortis6729/
Fortee6725/
Fertez6722/
Fortys6717/
Forthy6716/
Fourta6716/
Fourthies6716/
Fertić6715/
Fortay6712/
Furtis6712/
Furtez6712/
Fortje679/
Fortex677/
Fortep675/
Vhorti675/
Foorte674/
Fartis674/
Fartai673/
Vortez673/
Fortès673/
Fortec672/
Forted672/
Farhti671/
Fartui671/
Fortuy671/
Foirte671/
Forteu671/
Fortís671/
Vourti671/
Vèrtiz671/
Farthi671/
Foorta671/
Fortoa671/
Fortta671/
Fortyś671/
Fartti671/

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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 Fortiz
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