Furbach Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Furbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Fürbach (279) & Fűrbach (10) are calculated separately.

Furbach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furbach occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Fürbach or Fűrbach. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furbach? popularity and diffusion

Furbach is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Furbach are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Furbach is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 39 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent are found. Besides Germany Furbach occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Furbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Furbach has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürbach95279/
Fűrbach9510/
Fuhrbach9389/
Fuerbach9326/
Feurbach934/
Faurbach932/
Furbah921/
Faurbauch880/
Forbach86201/
Firbach8636/
Furbahs861/
Furbech860/
Furbash860/
Furba8365/
Furbachova823/
Furbachová822/
Fierbach8027/
Führbach8013/
Feurbech800/
Furbay77184/
Fourba772/
Furbau771/
Forbac771/
Fürbachová71129/
Fürbahs719/
Fűrbachová712/
Fürbech711/
Forbash711/
Furvash711/
Furbass711/
Fourbay711/
Forba67727/
Furbo6753/
Fourbeau6714/
Vurba679/
Furva673/
Fihrboch670/
Forbosch670/

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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
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  • 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 Furbach
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