Furao Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Furao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal851:122,5685,627
United States171:21,321,114641,998
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

The alternate forms: Furáo (1) are calculated separately.

Furao (1,590) may also be a first name.

Furao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furao is more frequently found in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Furáo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Furao is the 1,736,881st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Furao occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Furao live; 77 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 77 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 193,895th most numerous first name globally, borne by 1,590 people.

It is most frequent in Portugal, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 122,568. Not including Portugal Furao exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and China, where 4 percent reside.

Furao Last Name Statistics demography

Furao earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furáo931/
Furaho915/
Furzao911/
Forao80155/
Firao8034/
Vurao809/
Furoa807/
Firrao7360/
Furuia7315/
Vuraho731/
Forrao731/
Fueroa731/
Firaao731/
Fauroat6713/
Fouroua678/
Forzaoh671/
Forayyo671/
Firaijo671/
Furragia621/
Virao6020/
Foroa603/
Firoa601/
Fouroijoh571/
Foroua553/
Fieroa553/
Vuroho551/
Foroho551/
Firaea551/
Virrao551/
Forooa551/
Viraho551/
Vireaho5012/
Foraaya504/
Fierroa501/
Fieroha501/
Phoraoh501/
Foroijo501/
Vuraiya501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Furao
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