Firfirey Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Firfirey Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'on tour again' or 'roaming again'.

There are several variants of this surname: Firfirey, Firfire, Firfiray, and Phirphire.

Firfirey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2091:259,22326,097
England171:3,277,533109,658
India141:54,790,384527,769
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372

Firfirey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'on tour again' or 'roaming again'.

There are several variants of this surname: Firfirey, Firfire, Firfiray, and Phirphire.

- irshad_firfirey

Firfirey Last Name Facts

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

Firfirey is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firfirey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,009,375th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Firfirey is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Firfirey reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 259,223. In South Africa Firfirey is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 92 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Besides South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Firfirey Last Name Statistics demography

Firfirey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.18% more than the national average, earning R 359,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firfire931,069/
Firfiry931/
Firfiray8899/
Firrfire881/
Firfirry881/
Firfiri8050/
Firfery801/
Firfiris7569/
Furfure6724/
Ferfira678/
Furfere677/
Ferfiri675/
Fyrfiri674/
Ferfare672/
Ferfere671/
Furfery670/
Fyrfiris6328/
Ferfiris635/
Ferfoure631/
Ferrfira631/
Phirphire596/
Ferfera53295/
Ferfyri5347/
Furfuri5332/
Furferi5313/
Ferferi5312/
Fyrfyri531/
Ferfouri50326/
Ferfyris50114/
Ferferis5036/
Furfferi502/
Fyrfyris501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Firfirey
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