Fortuny Surname

109,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Fortuny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortuny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2,7201:17,1881,928
Argentina4131:103,4958,759
France3531:188,16629,257
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Guatemala1591:101,1492,944
Mexico1481:838,69111,929
Ecuador521:305,8829,057
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Andorra21:41,9191,654
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Fortuñy (9) are calculated separately.

Fortuny (79) may also be a first name.

Fortuny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fortuny (Russian: Фортуны) is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Fortuñy. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortuny? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fortuny is the 109,917th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,722,010 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Fortuny live; 65 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,083,225th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 79 people.

Fortuny is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is held by 2,720 people, or 1 in 17,188. In Spain Fortuny is most common in: Catalonia, where 77 percent are found, Balearic Islands, where 10 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 8 percent are found. Not including Spain this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Fortuny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fortuny last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fortuny earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $41,735 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Fortuny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fortuny in the Russian language
Фортуныfortuny-

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Footnotes

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