Figu Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Figu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Figu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Albania111:264,91415,006
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Figu (34) may also be a first name.

Figu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Figu (Hindi: फीगू, Oriya: ଫିଗୁ, Russian: Фигу) is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Figu.

How Common Is The Last Name Figu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Figu is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Figu live; 43 percent live in East Asia and 43 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 34 people.

Figu is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,562,983. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 67 percent are found, Taipei City, where 20 percent are found and Hsinchu County, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Taiwan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 31 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Figus893,074/
Pfigu89258/
Figut8972/
Figou8916/
Figuš895/
Figau892/
Fighu891/
Figuś891/
Faigu891/
Figgu891/
Fighou80142/
Fisgus8071/
Faigus8042/
Figuľa8039/
Figuth8020/
Feigus8016/
Figous807/
Figush806/
Figaud802/
Faigou802/
Fißgus801/
Figaux801/
Figľuš801/
Fuiguh801/
Faigau801/
Figauz801/
Fißguß801/
Faaigu801/
Fugu75618/
Vigu75141/
Fegu753/
Faigaux73117/
Figoutz7328/
Figgous7321/
Fissgus7319/
Figusch7316/
Fisguss730/
Figoo67336/
Feguš67266/
Feigueux6798/
Fegus6750/
Vaigu6726/
Fuggu6721/
Fugau6714/
Figuľová6713/
Fegut677/
Feigusch672/
Feigó672/
Vighu672/
Veigu671/
Fissguss671/
Vigau671/
Phigu671/
Fuugu671/

Figu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Figu in the Hindi language
फीगूphigu-
Figu in the Oriya language
ଫିଗୁphigu-
Figu in the Russian language
Фигуfigu-

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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
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  • 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 Figu
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