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In the entire world, Fortunatus (Fortunatus , โชคดี , Фортунат ) is a common primarily masculine, but scarcely female first name. The forename Fortunatus is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a common male name, Thailand, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly feminine name, and Ghana, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Tanzania, Thailand, and Nigeria. Likewise, Fortunatus is the last name as well as the forename.
Fortunatus is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Fortunatus the Apostle , the saint and Fortunatus , the operatic character in the opera Frédégonde by Ernest Guiraud.