Fortunatus Surname
Approximately 7,326 people bear this surname
Fortunatus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7,151 | 1:7,403 | 971 |
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Fortunatus (12,351) may also be a first name.
Fortunatus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fortunatus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fortunatus is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fortunatus.
How Common Is The Last Name Fortunatus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fortunatus is the 67,867th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 994,751 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fortunatus reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 53,125th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 12,351 people.
Fortunatus is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 7,151 people, or 1 in 7,403. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 40 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 23 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Fortunatus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fortunatus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fortunatus surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortnatus | 95 | 9 | / |
| Fortunatu | 95 | 7 | / |
| Fortunatusi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Forotunatus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fortunatuse | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fortunastus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Frutunatus | 90 | 329 | / |
| Fortinatus | 90 | 98 | / |
| Fortunatos | 90 | 14 | / |
| Furtunatus | 90 | 9 | / |
| Frotunatus | 90 | 5 | / |
| Fortunetus | 90 | 4 | / |
| Fortunates | 90 | 1 | / |
| Fortonatus | 90 | 1 | / |
| Phortunatus | 86 | 78 | / |
| Frutunatius | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fortunits | 84 | 33 | / |
| Frtinatus | 84 | 1 | / |
| Furtnatus | 84 | 1 | / |
| Frotnatus | 84 | 1 | / |
| Furtinatus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fortuna-Dos | 76 | 1 | / |
| Fortunetiss | 76 | 0 | / |
| Fortuna Dias | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fourtouniades | 70 | 2 | / |
| Fortunato Zao | 70 | 1 | / |
| Fortin-Eads | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fortun Diaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Fortunatus
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