Figura Surname

37,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Figura Surname Definition:

(Spanish, Italian) One with an unusual face or appearance.

Figura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,7051:5,669669
Philippines2,0241:50,0198,201
United States1,2201:297,09727,478
Brazil8021:266,92610,281
Italy7831:78,10613,660
Germany6591:122,16314,949
Slovakia5211:10,2431,208
Hungary3431:28,6193,156
Czechia1941:54,8129,176
Russia1751:823,56067,063
France1581:420,39761,236
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
England661:844,21344,691
Austria491:173,78422,520
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Serbia341:210,14612,577
Australia271:999,84158,390
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Greece151:738,65380,079
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Norway81:642,78647,258
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Figura (23) may also be a first name.

Figura Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish, Italian) One with an unusual face or appearance.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Figura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Figura (Russian: Фигура) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Figura.

How Common Is The Last Name Figura? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,075th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 512,450 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Figura live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Figura is also the 2,239,265th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 6,705 people, or 1 in 5,669. Outside of Poland it is found in 54 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Figura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Figura has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Figura last name rose 3,935 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Figura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Figura surname are 1.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.26% registered with the party.

The amount Figura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 132.65% more than the national average, earning €69,866 per year; in Norway they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning 196,941 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning $18,117,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $51,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $54,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Figuroa92457/
Figuray9220/
Figuras9213/
Fiegura9211/
Figurea923/
Faigura921/
Figureau86346/
Figurroa864/
Figouroa863/
Figurioa863/
Figueura862/
Figurras861/
Figuro83549/
Vigura8378/
Fegura8363/
Figure8361/
Figuri8359/
Fugura8355/
Figora8331/
Figóra8318/
Figira835/
Fygura831/
Figuraová801/
Figures771,008/
Feguroa7791/
Figured7747/
Figoroa7744/
Pfigira7712/
Figorra779/
Figusri775/
Figurey774/
Figuroi771/
Figurão771/
Figurio771/
Figuret771/
Figuris771/
Figurez771/
Fighiera71430/
Figgures71136/
Pfigirai7167/
Figureid7118/
Figurres711/
Fegouroa711/
Figorroa711/
Feguro67664/
Viguri67476/
Viguro67217/
Figore6771/
Vigira6766/
Feguri6750/
Fegury6716/
Figoro678/
Figori677/
Fiegourou677/
Vegura674/
Vigure672/
Fegira671/
Fegure671/
Vigury671/

Figura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Figura in the Russian language
Фигураfigura-

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