Gomes Fortes Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Gomes Fortes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gomes Fortes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde161:33,1031,244
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gomes Fortes Last Name Facts

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

Gomes Fortes occurs most in Cape Verde. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gomes Fortes.

How Common Is The Last Name Gomes Fortes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Gomes Fortes occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Gomes Fortes live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Luso-West Africa.

The last name Gomes Fortes is most commonly used in Cape Verde, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 33,103. In Cape Verde it is most numerous in: São Vicente, where 69 percent are found, Santo Antão, where 19 percent are found and Fogo, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Cape Verde Gomes Fortes is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 36 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 4 percent are found.

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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
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