Forts Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Forts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay601:57,1966,215
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Forts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forts (Russian: Форц) occurs more in Uruguay more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Forts? popularity and diffusion

Forts is the 1,907,068th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Forts reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 64 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uruguay, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 57,196. In Uruguay Forts is most prevalent in: Colonia Department, where 52 percent are found, San José Department, where 23 percent are found and Soriano Department, where 13 percent are found. Barring Uruguay this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 35 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pforts9128/
Foerts9125/
Forsts917/
Fourts914/
Fort8930,815/
Fortsch83285/
Foortse8328/
Foertsh830/
Forte8066,859/
Forth805,029/
Fortt80610/
Fourt80549/
Foort80492/
Fords80183/
Pfort8059/
Furts8048/
Ferts8044/
Fordt8040/
Fortz8020/
Vorts8012/
Farts804/
Fohrt802/
Forût802/
Fhort800/
Foertsch771,121/
Fortsova7716/
Pfortsch7715/
Fortsche770/
Fourth731,116/
Pforte73514/
Foiret73494/
Fortte73246/
Fourte73191/
Pfordt73130/
Forthe73108/
Faarts7351/
Pforth7319/
Voorts7316/
Fursts738/
Fortch737/
Foorte734/
Farrts732/
Forrût731/
Fürtős731/
Fourds731/
Fartsh731/
Foirte731/
Fortgy731/
Fertsh731/
Phorts731/
Foords731/
Forgyt730/
Fourtz730/
Fourtt730/
Fortze730/
Fordtz730/
Pfoertsch7115/
Ford67350,371/
Förtsch673,874/
Fořt671,088/
Forc67498/
Fertsch67495/
Fortova67250/
Vort67135/
Fürtsch67121/
Pfordte67105/
Furtsch6754/
Fart6747/
Forţ6734/
Pfertsh6729/
Forz676/
Fourthe671/
Forgyth671/
D'Forte671/
Pfoertzsch671/
Fartsch670/
Fourchs670/
Fortowa670/
Fortche670/
Forstch670/

Forts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forts in the Russian language
Форцforc-

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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
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  • 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 Forts
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