Fortón Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Peru

Fortón Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fortón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Forton (2,665) are calculated separately.

Fortón Last Name Facts

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

Fortón occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Forton. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortón? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Fortón is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Fortón live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,688,009. In Spain Fortón is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 50 percent live, Aragon, where 25 percent live and Galicia, where 25 percent live. Other than Spain it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 38 percent live and Chile, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forton942,665/
Fortun834,519/
Fortan83138/
Fortún8338/
Fortune7753,756/
Fortuin7731,579/
Forthun77515/
Fourton77438/
Forthan77225/
Fortang77143/
Fortant77125/
Fortuyn7799/
Fortoen7788/
Fortane7781/
Fortung7780/
Forthon7718/
Fortanc7715/
Fortong7712/
Fortoon7710/
Fortone776/
Fortumn773/
Fortgan771/
Fortuun771/
Fortunn771/
Fortunt770/
Fhorton770/
Fourtun770/
Fourtane71139/
Fortuijn7196/
Fourthon7164/
Fortuine7150/
Fourtune7147/
Fortagne7138/
Forthane7130/
Fortacin717/
Fourtuin714/
Fortoing713/
Forthune713/
Forthand712/
Fortunne711/
Fortõgin711/
Fourthan711/
Fortosin711/
Forthann711/
Forttune710/
Furton672,075/
Fartun671,176/
Furtun67621/
Ferton67459/
Fortassin67244/
Fortunova67226/
Fartan67190/
Fortunová67125/
Fourtoing67111/
Furtan67104/
Fertan6785/
Fortum6719/
Farton6711/
Fortanova677/
Vorton675/
Fortonova672/
Fortochin671/
Vortan671/
Fărtan671/
Fartán671/
Fortam670/

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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 Fortón
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis