Fortna Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

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

Fortna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4281:846,86764,596
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Fortna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fortna is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortna? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 669,375th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Fortna reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 846,867. In The United States Fortna is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Colorado, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Fortna is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Fortna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fortna has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fortna surname rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortna Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fortna last name are 34.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fortna earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.53% more than the national average, earning $56,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortnat9222/
Fortnay920/
Fortnash8632/
Fortny835/
Fortno832/
Fortne832/
Fortner7715,768/
Fortney776,696/
Fortnet773/
Fortnoy772/
Fortnei771/
Fortnui771/
Fortnie770/
Pfortner71334/
Fourtner71145/
Forthner7125/
Fourtney7123/
Fordtner7112/
Fortinni713/
Fortnner712/
Forthnet711/
Fortneer711/
Forttner710/
Forthney710/
Foortner710/
D'Fortner671/
Fortenner670/
Furtner622,164/
Furtney62503/
Fertney628/
Fartner625/
Varthna625/
Verdtna621/
Furtnou621/
Furtnes621/
Fartney620/
Farthny620/
Furthner57165/
Furtnett574/
Furhtner571/
Farthner570/
Vartni501/
Vurtne501/

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Fortna Reference & Research

FORTNEY/FORTNA/FURTN DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

FORTNEY/FORTNA/FURTN FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Fortna
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis