Förthmann Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Förthmann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 132 | 1:609,890 | 48,740 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
The alternate forms: Forthmann (161) are calculated separately.
Förthmann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Förthmann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Förthmann is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Forthmann. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Förthmann? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,544,715th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Förthmann occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Förthmann live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 609,890. In Germany Förthmann is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 59 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forthmann | 96 | 161 | / |
| Förtmann | 94 | 2 | / |
| Farthmann | 89 | 98 | / |
| Foerthmann | 84 | 5 | / |
| Fortmann | 82 | 3,139 | / |
| Forthman | 82 | 530 | / |
| Fertmann | 82 | 97 | / |
| Vörtmann | 82 | 79 | / |
| Fartmann | 82 | 31 | / |
| Farthman | 82 | 25 | / |
| Vorthmann | 78 | 199 | / |
| Fahrtmann | 78 | 124 | / |
| Fortman | 75 | 2,166 | / |
| Fertman | 75 | 197 | / |
| Fartman | 75 | 12 | / |
| Vortmann | 71 | 903 | / |
| Vartmann | 71 | 131 | / |
| Vorthman | 71 | 37 | / |
| Vertmann | 71 | 17 | / |
| Forthmon | 71 | 16 | / |
| Forhtman | 71 | 4 | / |
| Foertman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Voertmann | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vaartmann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vortman | 63 | 301 | / |
| Vertman | 63 | 165 | / |
| Vartman | 63 | 22 | / |
| Fortmon | 63 | 2 | / |
| Voertman | 59 | 55 | / |
| Vorhtman | 59 | 2 | / |
| Vhartman | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Förthmann
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