Fuerstenau Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fuerstenau Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenau [derived from fürst, meaning 'prince'; the second element here is questionable, most likely Middle High German ouw(e), meaning 'water meadow', though possibly it might have no meaning].

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Fuerstenau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fuerstenau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenau [derived from fürst, meaning 'prince'; the second element here is questionable, most likely Middle High German ouw(e), meaning 'water meadow', though possibly it might have no meaning]. It is the name of a few locations in Germany.

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Fuerstenau Last Name Facts

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

Fuerstenau is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuerstenau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fuerstenau is the 692,305th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Fuerstenau are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 1,029,713. In The United States Fuerstenau is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent are found, Iowa, where 8 percent are found and South Dakota, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Fuerstenau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fuerstenau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fuerstenau surname increased 7,040 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fuerstenau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fuerstenau are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.68% registered with the political party.

Fuerstenau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $47,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furstenau95522/
Fuerstnau9540/
Fuersteneau954/
Ferstenau951/
Fuerstneau9019/
Fursteneau903/
Feurstenau901/
Fyurstenau901/
Furstnau8918/
Fuersten895/
Furstenu891/
Fürstenau841,375/
Ferstenou8431/
Fuerstein8411/
Firstenau844/
Feuersten842/
Fyrstenau841/
Fersten8273/
Fursten828/
Furstnu820/
Feuerstein808,632/
Feresteanu80154/
Feuerstien804/
Fouerstein801/
Fueurstein801/
Firstenwau800/
Fuierstein800/
Ferstein7873/
Furstein7843/
Furusten7831/
Feresten7828/
Ferstina786/
Fiersten784/
Foursten781/
Förstena781/
Feueerstein762/
Feuerestein761/
Feurstein741,311/
Fierstein74456/
Ferestean74190/
Feirstein74184/
Faerstein7468/
Fierstien7437/
Ferestien7434/
Feuerstin747/
Ferestein742/
Fewersten741/
Ferostina741/
Fewrstein740/
Fuerstine740/
Forsten71665/
Firsten7171/
Fyrsten7157/
Versten7147/
Fürsten7133/
Frosten7116/
Furston7114/
Ferstin719/
Ferstan718/
Fursden716/
Furstin712/
Fristen712/
Fresten712/
Försten711/
Ferzten711/
Frasten710/
Ferston710/
Feierstein70566/
Faierstein7043/
Feuerstine7028/
Fayerstein7014/
Faeirstein7013/
Feurestein7010/
Feyerstein708/
Fiur-Stein706/
Veresteanu705/
Foyerstein704/
Ferrostina704/
Feiersteen702/
Ferristeen701/
Fewerstein701/
Fereșteanu701/
Verstaen67522/
Forssten67192/
Forstein67117/
Verstina6768/
Fristina6751/
Fristeen6729/
Fourston6727/
Verstein6721/
Fierston6718/
Feristin6716/
Frestina6713/
Fursedon6711/
Frastein679/
Farstein679/
Frysteen678/
Frostina676/
Verstyna675/
Frastana674/
Forstina674/
Frastina673/
Forosten673/
Frástein673/
Firesten672/
Firstein672/
Fereston672/
Versteen671/
Fierstin671/
Feierestein671/
Fairsten671/
Forstene671/
Foerston671/
Verasten671/
Verstean671/
Fürstein671/
Forste'n671/
Forrsten671/
Ferestyn671/
Forsteen670/
Foresten670/
Furstain670/
Freesten670/
Furstine670/
Forstean670/
Fruisten670/
Froisten670/

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