Fortus Surname

351,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Fortus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8481:119,38520,578
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Fortus (19) may also be a first name.

Fortus Last Name Facts

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

Fortus (Russian: Фортус) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 351,042nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,014,000 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Fortus are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 848 people, or 1 in 119,385. In The Philippines Fortus is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 72 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 13 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Fortus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fortus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fortus surname rose 428 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fortus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fortus are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

Fortus earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.87% more than the national average, earning $55,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forteus9239/
Fortuis922/
Fortous921/
Fortu913,176/
Forthaus86174/
Fortusse860/
Fortos83167/
Fortou8315/
Fertus836/
Furtus834/
Fartus834/
Fortuz833/
Fortui832/
Fortuh832/
Fortau831/
Vortus831/
Fortuy831/
Forteu831/
Foorthuis8049/
Fourtouss801/
Fourthaus800/
Fartous77793/
Farthus77360/
Fortuit77156/
Fourtou77102/
Fortuce779/
Fertous772/
Forteuh771/
Fortoes771/
Fortouh771/
Fartush771/
Fortuth770/
Fortó736/
Fartu733/
Fourtout7131/
Fourtaux7110/
Fourtuit711/
Farthous711/
Fartheus711/
Fertheus711/
Vertus676,116/
Furtos67432/
Voorthuis67177/
Fartusova67147/
Fartos67115/
Furtuz679/
Vartus678/
Fartou673/
Fartuz671/
Fertuz671/
Fartui671/
Fartuh671/

Fortus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fortus in the Russian language
Фортусfortus-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fortus
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