Furch Surname

184,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Furch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1891:67,7098,647
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
Czechia1861:57,1699,599
Argentina1801:237,46319,337
Austria1401:60,8259,489
Poland1381:275,42633,676
Peru271:1,177,19020,369
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

The alternate forms: Fürch (345) are calculated separately.

Furch Last Name Facts

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

Furch (Russian: Фурч) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fürch. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 184,200th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,162,997 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Furch are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Furch is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,189 people, or 1 in 67,709. In Germany Furch is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Bavaria, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Czechia, where 8 percent reside.

Furch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Furch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Furch last name rose 478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Furch surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Furch earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 33.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,931 per year; in United States they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning $40,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $57,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürch93345/
Furche91413/
Furcht91198/
Fuerch9185/
Furtch9170/
Furchì9121/
Furchs912/
Faurch910/
Fourch910/
Furc892/
Fourche83387/
Furtsch8354/
Fursche836/
Furscht831/
Fourcht830/
Fourchs830/
Feurtch830/
Furci801,857/
Forch80633/
Firch80201/
Fourc8086/
Furce8027/
Furkh8019/
Fursh8010/
Furht807/
Vurch804/
Furhe801/
Furchová77192/
Furchova774/
Forsch731,133/
Foerch73314/
Fürcht7358/
Fürsch7337/
Fursht7316/
Fource737/
Faurkh735/
Furrkh735/
Fierch733/
Forchì731/
Fürche731/
Fhursh731/
Faursh730/
Furs674,808/
Forc67498/
Fürtsch67121/
Foersch67103/
Furz6718/
Faurhøj6714/
Furj6712/
Fourshe675/
Furś674/
Furcova671/
Vour'ch671/
Fourrkh671/

Furch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furch in the Russian language
Фурчfurc-

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