Furca Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Romania

Furca Surname User-submission:

Furcă / Furca is the Romanian word for 'fork'.

Furca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2191:173,55623,920
Romania1641:122,42613,459
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Furcă (39) & Furcä (1) are calculated separately.

Furca Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Furcă / Furca is the Romanian word for 'fork'.

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Furca Last Name Facts

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

Furca occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Furcă or Furcä. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furca? popularity and diffusion

It is the 575,362nd most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Furca live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 173,556. Other than Poland this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 26 percent reside.

Furca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Furca are 6.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

Furca earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.57% more than the national average, earning $57,633 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furcă9339/
Furcä931/
Furcas91939/
Furcsa91162/
Furcea9199/
Furcha9132/
Furcap9123/
Furcat919/
Furcza912/
Fourca910/
Fourcat8352/
Fourcha8319/
Fourcad832/
Furchai831/
Furtcea830/
Fursa805,468/
Furci801,857/
Forca801,424/
Furka80651/
Furco80472/
Furcy80247/
Firca80200/
Furce8027/
Furja8027/
Furqa8024/
Furza804/
Vurca801/
Fourcaud77487/
Fourcaut7774/
Furtscha776/
Furchi73771/
Furche73413/
Fourka73354/
Fourcy73304/
Furcoi73244/
Forcia7360/
Fursai7352/
Furcho7335/
Furqah7331/
Foursa7330/
Furqat7329/
Furkas7328/
Furcey7322/
Fursat7312/
Furkay739/
Fource737/
Fursau736/
Furcoň735/
Furzah734/
Fursah734/
Furţea734/
Furcoy733/
Furcos732/
Furgia732/
Fierca732/
Furkai731/
Furzai731/
Furzas731/
Furcio731/
Fourco731/
Furqad731/
Furkah731/
Forcea730/
Furqua730/
Furcke730/
Fursay730/
Fourcault71653/
Fourchaud71142/
Fourceaux7144/
Fourche67387/
Fourkas67248/
Fourcot6798/
Fourchy6774/
Forciea6757/
Foursha6740/
Fourchault6737/
Forceau6726/
Fourcou6726/
Furkach6711/
Furkait678/
Fourché676/
Fursach675/
Fürchau674/
Furkacz674/
Faursat673/
Fourcoy673/
Furcios673/
Foursat672/
Fourssa672/
Furchee671/
Furqash671/
Furquat671/
Fourkah671/
Fursatz671/
Faursha670/
Fourchi670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Furca
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