Fortman Surname

194,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fortman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0311:178,46317,873
Canada521:708,56956,910
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3031:165,73815,027

Fortman (10) may also be a first name.

Fortman Last Name Facts

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

Fortman (Arabic: فورتمان, Russian: Фортман) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 194,057th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,364,518 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Fortman live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fortman is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,031 people, or 1 in 178,463. In The United States Fortman is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 21 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Fortman exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Fortman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fortman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fortman last name increased 670 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fortman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fortman surname are 22.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Fortman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.29% less than the national average, earning R 70,596 per year; in United States they earn 1.2% less than the national average, earning $42,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.37% less than the national average, earning $42,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortmann933,139/
Forthman93530/
Forhtman934/
Foertman930/
Fourtman930/
Forthmann88161/
Fourthman8831/
Foortmann8821/
Vortman86301/
Fertman86197/
Furtman8625/
Fartman8612/
Fortmon862/
Foerthmann825/
Voortman803,003/
Vortmann80903/
Furtmann80122/
Fertmann8097/
Voertman8055/
Vorthman8037/
Fartmann8031/
Farthman8025/
Furthman8022/
Forthmon8016/
Vorhtman802/
Förtmann802/
Vourtman801/
Vorthmann75199/
Förthmann75134/
Fahrtmann75124/
Furthmann75121/
Voortmann75106/
Farthmann7598/
Voertmann758/
Vertman71165/
Vartman7122/
Vurtman711/
Voorthmann711/
Vartmann67131/
Vörtmann6779/
Vertmann6717/
Vhartman671/
Furthmam670/
Vaartmann631/

Fortman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fortman in the Russian language
Фортманfortman-
Fortman in the Arabic language
فورتمانfwrtman-

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