Furaha Surname

3,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Furaha Surname User-submission:

Furaha is a Swahili surname, meaning 'happiness'.

Furaha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo108,7421:67948
Burundi13,1601:745202
Rwanda11,1631:1,018242
Tanzania4,4251:11,9641,556
Kenya2,8321:16,3061,950
Uganda7751:50,3736,096
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Congo231:216,9178,417
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
France31:22,140,907385,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Furaha (153,367) may also be a first name.

Furaha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Furaha is a Swahili surname, meaning 'happiness'.

- knaibei

Furaha Last Name Facts

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

Furaha (Hindi: फुरहा) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Furaha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Furaha is the 3,977th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,599 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Furaha live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Furaha is also the 6,848th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 153,367 people.

The surname Furaha is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 108,742 people, or 1 in 679. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Burundi, where 9 percent reside and Rwanda, where 8 percent reside.

Furaha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Furaha surname is principally Christian (97%) in Kenya.

Furaha earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Fuuraha921/
Furaaha921/
Furahaa921/
Furah91729/
Furaa9183/
Furha9182/
Furaih83638/
Fourah83231/
Furash8375/
Furhas8340/
Fouraa8336/
Furhad8319/
Furrha8313/
Futrah8313/
Furhah836/
Furzah834/
Furrah834/
Vuraha833/
Furhat833/
Firaha832/
Foraha832/
Furaat831/
Furaaz831/
Furach831/
Furgah831/
Fuuraa831/
Furayh831/
Fura804,188/
Faurash7753/
Furhach7710/
Furaish774/
Fourrah772/
Fourhad771/
Feutrah771/
Furaath771/
Fourhat771/
Phuraha771/
Furat733,606/
Faura733,583/
Foura732,674/
Furga73979/
Futra73645/
Furay73608/
Furač73315/
Furau73248/
Furai73239/
Pfura73202/
Furra73172/
Furas7390/
Firah7375/
Furoh7352/
Feura7335/
Vuraa7327/
Furap7324/
Furad7322/
Fuura7316/
Furaz7311/
Fuira739/
Furać737/
Furoa737/
Vurha737/
Foraa735/
Ffura735/
Furza734/
Firaa734/
Furea734/
Furìa734/
Fgura734/
Forha733/
Firha731/
Fujra731/
Fuera730/
Phurahai711/
Fourga67389/
Fautra67147/
Fuerea67133/
Fouray67132/
Fauura67123/
Fouras67102/
Feurra6782/
Faurat6777/
Foutra6777/
Fourat6747/
Furaus6732/
Fauras6729/
Feuray6725/
Fora'a6717/
Fauraz6715/
Fauroh6711/
Viraha6711/
Fhutra6710/
Furray678/
Fourra678/
Pfurai677/
Furais677/
Furaut676/
Forhay676/
Furosh675/
Forzah674/
Feuras673/
Fourau673/
Fuerra673/
Fierha673/
Fureau673/
Furhop672/
Foraih672/
Fureih672/
Firrah672/
Fhirah671/
Fouraj671/
Furait671/
Furhey671/
Fusrat671/
Vourah671/
Phurah671/
Furras671/
Furzai671/
Furacz671/
Furaud671/
Fourad671/
Feurat671/
Firaah671/
Firhaj671/
Fireah671/
Furaij671/
Furass671/
Furays671/
Fouraz671/
Firauh671/
Furaid671/
Furgai671/

Furaha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furaha in the Hindi language
फुरहाphuraha-

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