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Where Does The Last Name Fortmann Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Fortmann is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Förtmann. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortmann? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 141,904^th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,321,614 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Fortmann are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,987 people, or 1 in 40,516. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 35 percent live and Bremen, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Fortmann Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Fortmann has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 518 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortmann Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Fortmann are 35.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fortmann earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.76% more than the national average, earning R 322,608 per year; in United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning $58,188 CAD per year.