Fortunate Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Fortunate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 158 | 1:247,084 | 18,427 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 14 | 1:2,452 | 252 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Fortunate (39,211) may also be a first name.
Fortunate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fortunate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fortunate (Russian: Фортунате) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Fortunate click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fortunate? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fortunate is the 891,661st most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Fortunate are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 22,578th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 39,211 people.
Fortunate is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 247,084. In Uganda Fortunate is most frequent in: Arua District, where 9 percent reside, Kampala District, where 9 percent reside and Kanungu District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortunatte | 95 | 12 | / |
| Fourtunate | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fortunates | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fortunat | 94 | 1,133 | / |
| Fortunati | 89 | 4,697 | / |
| Fortunata | 89 | 373 | / |
| Fortunatt | 89 | 14 | / |
| Fortunaty | 89 | 3 | / |
| Fartunate | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fortinate | 89 | 1 | / |
| Furtunate | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fortunatti | 84 | 710 | / |
| Fortunatty | 84 | 3 | / |
| Fortinatie | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fortinatte | 84 | 1 | / |
| Foortunata | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fortunatta | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fortunad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fortunot | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fortunatova | 80 | 237 | / |
| Furtunata | 78 | 15 | / |
| Furtunati | 78 | 4 | / |
| Fortonata | 78 | 2 | / |
| Furtunatti | 74 | 7 | / |
| Furtunatoi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Fartunatova | 70 | 10 | / |
| Furtonata | 67 | 1 | / |
Fortunate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fortunate in the Russian language | ||
| Фортунате | fortunate | - |
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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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- 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 Fortunate
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