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
Average Fur Salary in
United States
$55,050 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fur (Arabic: فرو, Bengali: ফুর, Hindi: फुर, Russian: Фур) is most common in Egypt. It can also occur in the variant forms: Für or Fúr. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fur? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fur is the 220,856th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,941,344 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Fur reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 33 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 47,953rd most frequently held forename on earth, held by 14,285 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 610 people, or 1 in 150,714. Other than Egypt this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 15 percent reside and Russia, where 14 percent reside.
Fur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 162 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fur Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Fur last name is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Fur surname are 26.31% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 73.08% registered with the 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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