Forturn Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Forturn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forturn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Forturn Last Name Facts

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

Forturn has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forturn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Forturn is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Forturn reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 50 percent live and Mississippi, where 50 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Forturn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forturn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forturn surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forturne934/
Forturna931/
Fortran8624/
Fortron867/
Fordtran8037/
Fortdran8026/
Fortrain802/
Fortruna801/
Fortrune801/
Fortarini752/
Fratern71423/
Fourterina71129/
Fertrin7133/
Fordran7111/
Fordren716/
Fertron712/
Fratrin712/
Fort-Arnau711/
Fritren711/
Fırat Uren711/
Fordron710/
Fourdrin67119/
Fraterno67108/
Fraterni6768/
Fraterne6713/
Varturen677/
Fraterin676/
Fraterna674/
Fertrina673/
For Atarian672/
Voertrin670/
Fordarun670/

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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 Forturn
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