Fortuin Surname

17,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fortuin Surname User-submission:

Fortuin is a Dutch/Afrikaans surname, meaning 'riches', 'extreme luck', and or 'destiny' (English translation: Fortune).

Fortuin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa29,7391:1,822226
Netherlands1,2021:14,0492,090
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Namibia1271:18,9723,358
England981:568,55234,674
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Australia441:613,53943,545
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
France61:11,070,454349,096
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fortuin (457) may also be a first name.

Fortuin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fortuin is a Dutch/Afrikaans surname, meaning 'riches', 'extreme luck', and or 'destiny' (English translation: Fortune).

- alexanderfortuin

Fortuin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fortuin occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortuin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,532nd most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 230,772 people. Fortuin is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Fortuin reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Fortuin is also the 399,588th most frequently used given name globally, held by 457 people.

The last name Fortuin is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 29,739 people, or 1 in 1,822. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 69 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Fortuin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fortuin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fortuin surname rose 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fortuin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fortuin surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fortuin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.92% less than the national average, earning R 173,676 per year; in United States they earn 18.48% more than the national average, earning $51,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $55,855 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortuijn9396/
Fortuine9350/
Fourtuin934/
Fortuian930/
Fortin9278,411/
Fortun924,519/
Fortune8653,756/
Fortein861,451/
Fortina861,259/
Fortine86543/
Forthun86515/
Fortain86259/
Fortuyn8699/
Fourtin8687/
Fortung8680/
Forthin8623/
Fertuin8610/
Forting866/
Fortien864/
Fortijn864/
Fortion863/
Fortumn863/
Fortuen862/
Vortuin862/
Fortind861/
Fortinn861/
Fortunn861/
Fortuun861/
Wfortin861/
Forttin861/
Fortuim861/
Fortwin861/
Fourtun860/
Fortunt860/
Fortn8314/
Fourtine80223/
Fourtina8051/
Fourtune8047/
Forthink8024/
Fourtein8015/
Fortaine808/
Forthing803/
Forthune803/
Fourthin803/
Fortoing803/
Fourtain801/
Fourting801/
Fortunne801/
Fortujan801/
Fortõgin801/
Forteine801/
Fortting800/
Fuortine800/
Forttune800/
Forton772,665/
Fartun771,176/
Furtun77621/
Forten77166/
Fortyn7761/
Fartin7759/
Fortim7746/
Fortún7738/
Fortín7722/
Fortum7719/
Fertun7717/
Vortin7710/
Fortón778/
Fortýn774/
Fortne772/
Forthn771/
Fortunova75226/
Fortunová75125/
Fourtoing75111/
Fortinová7517/
Fourton71438/
Vertuin71310/
Fartina71160/
Fartoun71150/
Fertein71134/
Furtune71128/
Fortoen7188/
Forthon7118/
Forthum7113/
Fortyna7111/
Fortoon7110/
Pforten719/
Fartune716/
Farting716/
Fertain716/
Forteen715/
Furtine715/
Fartain714/
Fartuun714/
Farttin712/
Furtung712/
Fartein712/
Fortene711/
Farthin711/
Fortyne711/
Fortaín711/
Fortean711/
Farthun711/
Vortein711/
Forthim710/
Fortaim710/
Fartine710/
Furtain710/
Fortoum710/
Fhorton710/
Farthing677,625/
Fourteen671,877/
Voorduin6779/
Fourthon6764/
Pfordten6724/
Fortayon6718/
Fartoune674/
Farthina672/
Fortoyan672/
Voortein672/
Fasrtain671/
Fortayne671/
Forteyne671/
Phortine671/
Fartõgin671/
Farhtain671/
Fortheim671/
Furthing670/
Fortisem670/

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