Fureh Surname
Approximately 384 people bear this surname
Fureh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 379 | 1:9,235 | 591 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Furéh (18) are calculated separately.
Fureh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fureh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fureh is carried by more people in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Furéh. For other possible spellings of Fureh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fureh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fureh is the 748,537th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fureh live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa.
The last name Fureh is most frequently used in Somaliland, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 9,235. Outside of Somaliland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
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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 Fureh
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