Fuhr Surname

37,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Fuhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,0671:15,8882,095
Brazil3,6421:58,7792,218
United States2,3291:155,62915,913
Argentina1,7691:24,1622,016
Canada5551:66,3887,685
Norway1571:32,7534,576
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
England311:1,797,35772,927
France261:2,554,720189,486
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Gibraltar101:3,395741
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:147,26913,727

The alternate forms: Führ (727) are calculated separately.

Fuhr (12) may also be a first name.

Fuhr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuhr is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Führ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuhr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,998th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 525,949 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Fuhr are found; 39 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Fuhr is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

The last name Fuhr is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 5,067 people, or 1 in 15,888. In Germany Fuhr is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Hesse, where 21 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Fuhr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fuhr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fuhr surname rose 683 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 620 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fuhr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fuhr surname is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fuhr surname are 12.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fuhr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning 442,689 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 159.77% more than the national average, earning R 617,316 per year; in United States they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $47,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning $48,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Führ92727/
Fuhre89137/
Fuhrt8955/
Fuhrr894/
Fauhr890/
Feuhr890/
Fur861,849/
Fauthr801/
Furr7511,646/
Faur7510,751/
Four759,308/
Fure752,114/
Furt75792/
Furd75302/
Feur7594/
Furø7575/
Furh7540/
Fuir7532/
Furz7518/
Fhur7518/
Furå7513/
Fuur753/
Vuhr752/
Futr752/
Fhor751/
Furp751/
Furď751/
Fusr750/
Fuhrová735/
Faure6784,624/
Furre671,970/
Foure671,743/
Furrh67580/
Fourt67549/
Pfurr67164/
Feurt67143/
Fahur6789/
Fourr6781/
Fourd6757/
Faurt6732/
Feure6727/
Fuire6724/
Pfure6721/
Pfaur6719/
Feurh6716/
Faurd6712/
Fourh679/
Furht677/
Fausr673/
Pfour673/
Furtt672/
Fourz672/
Fusrt671/
Furhe671/
Fuirz671/
Fheur671/
Fgaur671/
Wfurr671/
Fhorr671/
Fhurr671/
Pfurd671/
Furdh671/
Fau'r671/
Fhour671/
Faurr670/

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