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Where Does The Last Name Fortun Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Fortun (Russian: Фортун) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Fortún. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fortun.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortun? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 103,954^th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,612,646 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Fortun are found; 25 percent are found in South America and 24 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 338,872^nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 608 people.

Fortun is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,077 people, or 1 in 94,000. In The Philippines Fortun is primarily concentrated in: Caraga, where 53 percent live, Calabarzon, where 11 percent live and National Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Fortun Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Fortun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fortun surname rose 1,392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fortun Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fortun surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fortun surname are 2.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Fortun earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning 332,621 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,773 per year; in United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,465 CAD per year.