Furbey Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Furbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:898,67846,462
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Furbey Last Name Facts

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

Furbey is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furbey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Furbey is the 2,061,309th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Furbey reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 898,678. In England Furbey is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 68 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside and East Sussex, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England Furbey exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Furbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furbey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furbey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Furbey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.28% more than the national average, earning R 599,508 per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furby911,352/
Furbe913/
Furber832,814/
Furbee831,095/
Faurby83283/
Furbay83184/
Forbey83178/
Fourby8353/
Fourbe8325/
Furbes831/
Furbie830/
Furbet830/
Firbey830/
Furboy830/
Furvey830/
Faurbye77127/
Fourbet7767/
Furbiya773/
Fourbes771/
Faurber771/
Furberr771/
Fourbay771/
Furbest770/
Fhurber770/
Furbesh770/
Furbech770/
Furbett770/
Firby73649/
Forby73399/
Furue73257/
Forbe7383/
Furba7365/
Firbe7313/
Furvy737/
Furbi734/
Furve731/
Fourboue710/
Feurbech710/
Forbay67504/
Furuie6768/
Forbeh6742/
Fürber6718/
Forbie6710/
Furved675/
Furves672/
Fourbé672/
Forboy672/
Furwed672/
Fourba672/
Fourue671/
Forwey671/
Furway671/
Furbah671/
Furbau671/
Forbiy671/
Firbay671/
Phurby670/
Forbee670/
Firbee670/
Furbis670/
Furver670/

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Furbey Reference & Research

Furby DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Furby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Furbey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis