Fur Surname

220,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Fur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Ukraine2761:164,93722,806
Russia2681:537,77348,765
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Iran561:1,371,11656,327
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Kazakhstan431:411,22131,868
Canada421:877,27667,671
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Peru291:1,096,00419,774
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
France261:2,554,720189,486
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Sweden241:410,28229,154
India181:42,614,743461,117
England151:3,714,537119,675
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Denmark71:806,38843,211
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Für (364) & Fúr (23) are calculated separately.

Fur (14,285) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Für89364/
Fúr8923/
Fuhr8613,856/
Furr8611,646/
Faur8610,751/
Four869,308/
Fure862,114/
Furt86792/
Furd86302/
Feur8694/
Furø8675/
Furh8640/
Fuir8632/
Fhur8618/
Furz8618/
Furå8613/
Fuur863/
Futr862/
Furď861/
Furp861/
Fusr860/
Faure7584,624/
Furre751,970/
Foure751,743/
Furrh75580/
Fourt75549/
Pfurr75164/
Feurt75143/
Fuhre75137/
Fahur7589/
Fourr7581/
Fourd7557/
Fuhrt7555/
Faurt7532/
Feure7527/
Fuire7524/
Pfure7521/
Pfaur7519/
Feurh7516/
Faurd7512/
Fourh759/
Furht757/
Fuhrr754/
Fausr753/
Pfour753/
Furtt752/
Fourz752/
Wfurr751/
Fusrt751/
Fhour751/
Furdh751/
Fgaur751/
Fheur751/
Fuirz751/
Furhe751/
Fhurr751/
Pfurd751/
Fau'r751/
Feuhr750/
Faurr750/
Fauhr750/
Fourre671,752/
For67726/
Vur67437/
Faurre67155/
Furova6793/
Fór6748/
Furová6740/
Hffour673/
Fousre671/
Fauthr671/
Fourtt670/
Feurth670/

Fur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fur in the Bengali language
ফুরphura-
Fur in the Hindi language
फुरphura79.73
फूरphura17.57
Fur in the Russian language
Фурfur-
Fur in the Arabic language
فروfrw-

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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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