Fuhrman Surname

65,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,644 people bear this surname

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

Fuhrman Surname Definition:

(German) One who conveyed passengers by boat across a stream, a ferryman.

Fuhrman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1951:50,3776,087
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Australia631:428,50333,982
Poland571:666,82057,730
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Israel91:950,84857,975
England81:6,964,757184,742
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guam11:160,1214,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5811:86,4358,985

Fuhrman (19) may also be a first name.

Fuhrman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who conveyed passengers by boat across a stream, a ferryman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fuhrman Last Name Facts

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

Fuhrman occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuhrman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,306th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 953,368 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Fuhrman are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 7,195 people, or 1 in 50,377. In The United States Fuhrman is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States Fuhrman is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Fuhrman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fuhrman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fuhrman surname rose 1,238 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fuhrman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fuhrman are 19.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fuhrman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $45,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $50,343 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuhrmann9334,936/
Fuhrmamn932/
Fuhrmahn932/
Fouhrman931/
Feuhrman930/
Furman9240,132/
Fuehrmann8827/
Feuhrmann880/
Fourman861,058/
Furmann86740/
Furhman86159/
Fuerman8698/
Furmane8677/
Furmang8649/
Feurman8624/
Furmand864/
Fuhrmam864/
Fhurman864/
Furmain862/
Furrman862/
Furmank861/
Furmant861/
Furzman860/
Fuhrmanová8213/
Führmann80549/
Fourmand80395/
Fourmann80185/
Fourhman80136/
Furhmann80131/
Fuermann8020/
Fourmane805/
Fhurmann804/
Fourmant804/
Furrmann802/
Feurmann801/
Fuhrmonn801/
Furmanck801/
Fuhrmein800/
Fourmain800/
Fuhrmannová7835/
Fuhrmannova783/
Forman7727,403/
Firman7717,026/
Vurman77128/
Furmon7749/
Furmam7744/
Fűrman772/
Furmán771/
Fürman771/
Fórman771/
Furmanova751,924/
Furmanová75148/
Foehrmann756/
Fuhrmeinn751/
Fierman71502/
Pfirman71334/
Vuurman71191/
Veurman71191/
Fourmon71172/
Fürmann71170/
Foerman71105/
Firmann7174/
Firmain7173/
Foorman7155/
Phirman7152/
Phurman7116/
Forhman7113/
Furmannová7110/
Formman716/
Firrman715/
Fūrmane714/
Vourman713/
Formain713/
Formean713/
Forrman713/
Phorman712/
Firhman711/
Fourmanova711/
Furmont711/
Pforman710/
Fhurmon710/
Fourmond671,774/
Fourmont671,642/
Pfirrman67209/
Pfirmann67175/
Fiermann6715/
Pfierman6714/
Pfürmann6710/
Phirrman672/
Faurmond671/
Phourman671/
Foorhman671/
Phihrman671/
Firrmann670/
Forhmann670/
Phirmann670/

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