Fur Surname
Approximately 1,849 people bear this surname
Fur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 610 | 1:150,714 | 11,610 |
| Ukraine | 276 | 1:164,937 | 22,806 |
| Russia | 268 | 1:537,773 | 48,765 |
| United States | 112 | 1:3,236,240 | 185,654 |
| Iran | 56 | 1:1,371,116 | 56,327 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Kazakhstan | 43 | 1:411,221 | 31,868 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
The alternate forms: Für (364) & Fúr (23) are calculated separately.
Fur (14,285) may also be a first name.
Fur Demographics
Fur Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Fur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fur (Arabic: فرو, Bengali: ফুর, Hindi: फुर, Russian: Фур) is found most in Egypt. It can also be found as: Für or Fúr. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fur.
How Common Is The Last Name Fur? popularity and diffusion
It is the 220,856th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,941,344 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Fur are found; 33 percent are found in North Africa and 33 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Fur is also the 47,953rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 14,285 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 150,714. Without taking into account Egypt this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.
Fur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fur last name grew 162 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fur Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Fur last name is chiefly Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Fur last name are 26.31% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 73.08% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.99% less than the national average, earning R 83,196 per year; in United States they earn 27.58% more than the national average, earning $55,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.5% more than the national average, earning $63,841 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Für | 89 | 364 | / |
| Fúr | 89 | 23 | / |
| Fuhr | 86 | 13,856 | / |
| Furr | 86 | 11,646 | / |
| Faur | 86 | 10,751 | / |
| Four | 86 | 9,308 | / |
| Fure | 86 | 2,114 | / |
| Furt | 86 | 792 | / |
| Furd | 86 | 302 | / |
| Feur | 86 | 94 | / |
| Furø | 86 | 75 | / |
| Furh | 86 | 40 | / |
| Fuir | 86 | 32 | / |
| Fhur | 86 | 18 | / |
| Furz | 86 | 18 | / |
| Furå | 86 | 13 | / |
| Fuur | 86 | 3 | / |
| Futr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Furď | 86 | 1 | / |
| Furp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fusr | 86 | 0 | / |
| Faure | 75 | 84,624 | / |
| Furre | 75 | 1,970 | / |
| Foure | 75 | 1,743 | / |
| Furrh | 75 | 580 | / |
| Fourt | 75 | 549 | / |
| Pfurr | 75 | 164 | / |
| Feurt | 75 | 143 | / |
| Fuhre | 75 | 137 | / |
| Fahur | 75 | 89 | / |
| Fourr | 75 | 81 | / |
| Fourd | 75 | 57 | / |
| Fuhrt | 75 | 55 | / |
| Faurt | 75 | 32 | / |
| Feure | 75 | 27 | / |
| Fuire | 75 | 24 | / |
| Pfure | 75 | 21 | / |
| Pfaur | 75 | 19 | / |
| Feurh | 75 | 16 | / |
| Faurd | 75 | 12 | / |
| Fourh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Furht | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fuhrr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fausr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pfour | 75 | 3 | / |
| Furtt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fourz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wfurr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fusrt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhour | 75 | 1 | / |
| Furdh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fgaur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fheur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fuirz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Furhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhurr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfurd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fau'r | 75 | 1 | / |
| Feuhr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Faurr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fauhr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fourre | 67 | 1,752 | / |
| For | 67 | 726 | / |
| Vur | 67 | 437 | / |
| Faurre | 67 | 155 | / |
| Furova | 67 | 93 | / |
| Fór | 67 | 48 | / |
| Furová | 67 | 40 | / |
| Hffour | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fousre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauthr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fourtt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Feurth | 67 | 0 | / |
Fur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fur in the Bengali language | ||
| ফুর | phura | - |
| Fur in the Hindi language | ||
| फुर | phura | 79.73 |
| फूर | phura | 17.57 |
| Fur in the Russian language | ||
| Фур | fur | - |
| Fur in the Arabic language | ||
| فرو | frw | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fur
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