Fuertes Surname

15,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Fuertes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuertes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain10,9381:4,274525
Philippines7,6701:13,1991,382
Ecuador2,9841:5,330889
Colombia2,7831:17,1661,417
Bolivia1,9301:5,501743
Peru1,9231:16,5282,060
Argentina1,8321:23,3321,943
Mexico1,7301:71,7493,172
United States1,2471:290,66526,978
Dominican Republic8701:11,992928
Nicaragua3821:15,762884
Costa Rica1431:33,427930
Cuba1341:85,9902,787
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
France821:810,03397,301
Venezuela791:382,3308,042
Uruguay691:49,7365,552
Puerto Rico541:65,7431,307
Canada491:751,95159,756
England401:1,392,95161,553
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Panama361:108,6744,042
Chile351:503,32812,866
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
El Salvador191:333,8892,514
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Guam81:20,0153,029
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Fuertes (29) may also be a first name.

Fuertes Last Name Facts

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

Fuertes (Russian: Фуэртес) occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuertes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,763rd most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 206,084 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Fuertes are found; 33 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 10,938 people, or 1 in 4,274. In Spain it is most frequent in: Castile and León, where 17 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 14 percent are found and Aragon, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Spain this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent are found and Ecuador, where 8 percent are found.

Fuertes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fuertes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 17,814 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fuertes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fuertes surname are 42.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fuertes earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,224 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $20,691,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $45,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.41% less than the national average, earning $40,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuertges9339/
Fuerte9217,122/
Furtes9236/
Fuertez861,240/
Fuertis8617/
Faertes8616/
Fuerter8615/
Fouerte866/
Fuirtes863/
Feurtes862/
Foertes861/
Fuerted861/
Fuertee861/
Feirtes861/
Furttes861/
Fouerteh8011/
Fourties808/
Fujartes802/
Fuerther801/
Furtez7712/
Furtis7712/
Fuerta7712/
Furtys773/
Fuerty772/
Buerte771/
Firtes771/
Fourthies7516/
Buertesch756/
Buertey711,181/
Fürtges71117/
Fourtis7119/
Fouerti7117/
Fuertiz712/
Fuherty710/
Fourttis670/
Fourthays630/
Buerti6244/
Virtes6222/
Vurtis622/
Buerty621/
Vourtis5717/
Whuerta572/
Fairtex571/
Virties571/
Firtysh571/
Vourthis5357/

Fuertes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fuertes in the Russian language
Фуэртесfuertes-

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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 Fuertes
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