Fuhrmann Surname

15,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fuhrmann Surname Definition:

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

Fuhrmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany28,2821:2,847290
United States2,7641:131,13613,813
Austria1,3811:6,166742
Brazil6391:335,01512,884
Poland3831:99,24015,160
Australia3721:72,5698,540
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Switzerland1461:56,2537,172
France1191:558,17475,634
Argentina841:508,85037,434
England681:819,38343,863
Hungary681:144,35713,146
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Chile271:652,46215,367
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Finland151:366,44725,366
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Norway101:514,22941,629
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:190,94616,781

The alternate forms: Führmann (549) are calculated separately.

Fuhrmann 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

Fuhrmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuhrmann is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Führmann. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuhrmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,959th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 208,597 people. The surname Fuhrmann is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Fuhrmann reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 28,282 people, or 1 in 2,847. In Germany Fuhrmann is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name is found in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Fuhrmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fuhrmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fuhrmann last name increased 1,051 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fuhrmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fuhrmann last name are 19.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.28% registered with the party.

The amount Fuhrmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 64.66% more than the national average, earning 569,869 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 167.64% more than the national average, earning R 636,024 per year; in United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $50,192 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Führmann96549/
Fuehrmann9427/
Feuhrmann940/
Fuhrman937,644/
Furmann93740/
Fourmann88185/
Furhmann88131/
Fuermann8820/
Fhurmann884/
Furrmann882/
Fuhrmahn882/
Fuhrmamn882/
Feurmann881/
Fouhrman881/
Fuhrmonn881/
Feuhrman880/
Furman8640,132/
Fuhrmannová8435/
Fuhrmannova843/
Foehrmann826/
Fuhrmeinn821/
Fourman801,058/
Fürmann80170/
Furhman80159/
Fuerman8098/
Furmane8077/
Firmann8074/
Furmang8049/
Feurman8024/
Furmand804/
Fuhrmam804/
Fhurman804/
Furmain802/
Furrman802/
Furmank801/
Furmant801/
Furzman800/
Fuhrmanová7813/
Furmannová7810/
Fourmand75395/
Pfirmann75175/
Fourhman75136/
Fiermann7515/
Pfürmann7510/
Fourmane755/
Fourmant754/
Furmanck751/
Firrmann750/
Fuhrmein750/
Forhmann750/
Phirmann750/
Fourmain750/
Forman7127,403/
Firman7117,026/
Furmanova711,924/
Pfirrmann711,599/
Furmanová71148/
Vurman71128/
Furmon7149/
Furmam7144/
Fűrman712/
Pfiermann711/
Fórman711/
Fürman711/
Furmán711/
Fierman67502/
Pfirman67334/
Vuurman67191/
Veurman67191/
Fourmon67172/
Foerman67105/
Firmain6773/
Foorman6755/
Phirman6752/
Phurman6716/
Forhman6713/
Pfierrmann6711/
Formman676/
Firrman675/
Fūrmane674/
Formean673/
Forrman673/
Vourman673/
Formain673/
Phorman672/
Firhman671/
Furmont671/
Fourmanova671/
Fhurmon670/
Pforman670/

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