Fortov Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Fortov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1571:917,98172,573
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Fortov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fortov (Russian: Фортов) is found most in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,272,314th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Fortov reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Fortov is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 917,981. In Russia it is most common in: Perm Krai, where 34 percent live, Irkutsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Moscow, where 10 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 10 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Fortov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fortov surname is predominantly Orthodox (93%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Fortov last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 72.22% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortova92250/
Fortovs923/
Fartov83106/
Fertov83105/
Furtov8392/
Vortov837/
Fortev835/
Fortow831/
Fortovova804/
Furtova77116/
Fartova7738/
Fořtova772/
Forteev771/
Fortowa770/
Forthoft719/
Furthova711/
Vertov6763/
Vartov6733/
Fortaw6714/
Fartovova671/
Fertof671/

Fortov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fortov in the Russian language
Фортовfortov-

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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 Fortov
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