Fortu Surname

140,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Moldova

Fortu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,9841:51,0278,395
Romania5941:33,8014,312
Moldova2881:12,3662,131
Cameroon1531:135,74615,205
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Finland81:687,08836,047
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Fortu (67) may also be a first name.

Fortu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fortu (Russian: Форту) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fortu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fortu is the 140,530th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,294,567 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Fortu live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Fortu is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 67 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,984 people, or 1 in 51,027. In The Philippines it is most common in: Mimaropa, where 50 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 29 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Fortu exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 19 percent are found and Moldova, where 9 percent are found.

Fortu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fortu last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fortu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.15% more than the national average, earning $71,261 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortus911,039/
Fortou9115/
Fortuz913/
Fortui912/
Fortuh912/
Forteu911/
Fortuy911/
Fortau911/
Fortuit83156/
Fourtou83102/
Forteus8339/
Fortuis832/
Fortouh831/
Forteuh831/
Fortous831/
Fortuth830/
Fertu80366/
Furtu8011/
Fortó806/
Fartu803/
Forthaus77174/
Fourtout7731/
Fourtaux7710/
Fourtuit771/
Furtuz739/
Fertou736/
Furtus734/
Fartus734/
Fartou733/
Fartuz731/
Furtau731/
Fertau731/
Fartui731/
Fartuh731/
Foorthuis7149/
Fourtouss711/
Fourthaus710/
Fartout67903/
Fartous67793/
Farthus67360/
Fartuch6757/
Voortou6735/
Vourtou6724/
Fartouh6721/
Fartoux679/
Fartaut676/
Voorteu671/
Fartush671/
Faartou671/
Voortau671/

Fortu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fortu in the Russian language
Фортуfortu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fortu
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