Fortny Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Fortny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Fortny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fortny has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fortny reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Fortny is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Fortny is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 60 percent live, Ohio, where 20 percent live and Oregon, where 20 percent live.

Fortny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fortny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fortny last name declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortny Last Name Statistics demography

Fortny earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortney926,696/
Fortnoy922/
Fortnay920/
Fourtney8623/
Forthney860/
Fortna83447/
Fortne832/
Fortner7715,768/
Furtney77503/
Fortnet773/
Fortnei771/
Fortnui771/
Fortnie770/
Fartney770/
Farthny770/
Pfortner71334/
Fourtner71145/
Forthner7125/
Fordtner7112/
Fortinni713/
Fortnner712/
Forthnet711/
Fortneer711/
Foortner710/
Forttner710/
D'Fortner671/
Fortenner670/
Furtner622,164/
Fartner625/
Furtnes621/
Furthner57165/
Furtnett574/
Furhtner571/
Farthner570/
Vartni501/
Vurtne501/

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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 Fortny
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