Fuhrig Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fuhrig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuhrig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2261:356,21934,354
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Führig (6) are calculated separately.

Fuhrig Last Name Facts

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

Fuhrig is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Führig. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuhrig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 870,423rd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Fuhrig reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 356,219. In Germany Fuhrig is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 22 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Fuhrig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fuhrig last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fuhrig earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.66% more than the national average, earning $61,987 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Führig946/
Feurig8351/
Furigh831/
Fureigh7783/
Foehrig777/
Fihrieg770/
Furik73558/
Furic73307/
Furug737/
Forig734/
Feurzeig7122/
Fouhrike711/
Fourigue711/
Faurigue711/
Furick6742/
Fourik678/
Fouriq676/
Fureix672/
Fuhryk671/
Furric671/
Furegt671/
Fueric671/
Faurix671/
Furhix671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fuhrig
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