Förtsch Surname
Approximately 3,874 people bear this surname
Förtsch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,808 | 1:21,141 | 2,816 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Fortsch (285) are calculated separately.
Förtsch Demographics
Average Förtsch Salary in
South Africa
R 450,216
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Förtsch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Förtsch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Förtsch has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered as: Fortsch. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Förtsch? popularity and diffusion
Förtsch is the 118,691st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,881,142 people. Förtsch is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Förtsch are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 3,808 people, or 1 in 21,141. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 68 percent are found, Thuringia, where 9 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
Förtsch Last Name Statistics demography
Förtsch earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.45% more than the national average, earning R 450,216 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortsch | 95 | 285 | / |
| Pförtsch | 93 | 228 | / |
| Förtschh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pförtzsch | 88 | 7 | / |
| Fertsch | 86 | 495 | / |
| Fartsch | 86 | 0 | / |
| Förth | 83 | 73 | / |
| Förtschová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Foertsch | 80 | 1,121 | / |
| Pfortsch | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fertsh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fartsh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pfoertsch | 75 | 15 | / |
| Fört | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pfertsh | 71 | 29 | / |
| Pfoertzsch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foertsh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Forth | 67 | 5,029 | / |
| Farth | 67 | 122 | / |
| Forts | 67 | 95 | / |
| Ferts | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ferth | 67 | 30 | / |
| Farts | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Förtsch
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