Fuhrer Surname

81,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fuhrer Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'leader'.

Fuhrer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,9731:2,763337
United States1,7821:203,40019,974
Germany5851:137,61616,716
Canada1921:191,90418,895
Chile1121:157,2905,296
France471:1,413,249138,595
Australia331:818,05251,601
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Israel181:475,42436,085
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Führer (6,531) & Fűhrer (1) are calculated separately.

Fuhrer (26) may also be a first name.

Fuhrer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'leader'.

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Fuhrer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuhrer occurs most in Switzerland. It can appear as a variant: Führer or Fűhrer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuhrer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 81,646th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,225,415 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Fuhrer live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 26 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 2,973 people, or 1 in 2,763. In Switzerland Fuhrer is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 48 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 7 percent reside. Besides Switzerland this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Fuhrer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fuhrer surname are 8.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fuhrer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $54,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Führer946,531/
Fűhrer941/
Fuehrer921,235/
Fuhrier921/
Fuhrere921/
Fuihrer920/
Furer911,779/
Fuhrherr867/
Fuhrheer861/
Furrer8312,565/
Feurer831,995/
Furger831,077/
Furzer83475/
Furere83114/
Furier8394/
Faurer8367/
Fourer8360/
Fuerer8346/
Fihrer8340/
Fhurer838/
Fuirer838/
Fureur833/
Furher832/
Fuhrerova802/
Fuhrerová801/
Fourier771,031/
Furrier77298/
Fiehrer77198/
Fourrer7767/
Pfurrer7710/
Feurier778/
Foehrer777/
Furrere776/
Furherr774/
Fuerrer772/
Furhire771/
Furreir771/
Furhere771/
Faurier771/
Faurere771/
Feurrer771/
Futreer770/
Fhierer770/
Forer731,435/
Fürer73997/
Firer73591/
Vurer7373/
Fűrer731/
Fourrier714,816/
Fuhrherrová711/
Feuttrer710/
Forrer673,980/
Forier67530/
Fierer67139/
Fourir6724/
Fürrer6723/
Führerová6723/
Firrer6721/
Foorer6716/
Phirer6713/
Firier6710/
Forher674/
Forzer672/
Firher672/
Vurrer672/
Phorer671/
Forear671/
Feuryr671/
Foreir671/
Furrerová671/
Foerer671/
Fűhrerová671/

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