Fourtado Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Fourtado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fourtado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal271:539,9762,259
France131:5,109,440259,941
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Fourtado Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fourtado is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fourtado? popularity and diffusion

Fourtado is the 2,979,664th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Fourtado reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Fourtado is most commonly occurring in Senegal, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 539,976. In Senegal it is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 96 percent reside and Ziguinchor Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Senegal this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourtadou941/
Furtado93149,275/
Fortado93403/
Feurtado88887/
Fuertado8825/
Furtados8819/
Furtaddo885/
Furttado885/
Fortados883/
Furtadoo883/
Furtadoa881/
Fuurtado881/
Fuirtado881/
Furtaado881/
Furrtado880/
Feurtadot822/
Furtada80167/
Fartado8094/
Furtodo808/
Fortada803/
Fortodo801/
Vortado801/
Phurtado7546/
Farttado753/
Feertado751/
Feartado751/
Fartodo672/
Furtoda671/
Phartado639/
Phurtodo631/
Phayurtadoo631/
Fartaidas591/

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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
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  • 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 Fourtado
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