Fortnam Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fortnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1791:311,27423,420
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fortnam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fortnam occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortnam? popularity and diffusion

Fortnam is the 917,199th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name Fortnam is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Fortnam are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 311,274. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 28 percent reside, West Sussex, where 12 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Fortnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fortnam has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fortnam surname expanded 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fortnam are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fortnam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 124.11% more than the national average, earning R 532,560 per year and in United States they earn 31.17% more than the national average, earning $56,598 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortnum86455/
Fordnam867/
Fortnom862/
Fartnam860/
Fortunem801/
Firtname801/
Fortneim800/
Forti Naime781/
Fartenham751/
Frettinham713/
Ferdnam711/
Fardnam711/
Varatnam671/
Phretnam671/
Vorthnan671/
Ferdinam670/
Phortnon531/

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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 Fortnam
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