Furek Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Furek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2161:11,5172,723
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Slovakia331:161,71128,420
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Fürek (6) are calculated separately.

Furek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furek occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Fürek. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Furek? popularity and diffusion

Furek is the 878,878th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname Furek is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Furek reside; 72 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 11,517. In Slovenia Furek is most common in: Drava, where 93 percent reside, Mura, where 6 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Slovakia, where 11 percent reside.

Furek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Furek last name increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Furek surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

Furek earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.82% less than the national average, earning $24,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürek936/
Fourek9181/
Fureke9121/
Faurek911/
Fuhreck8320/
Fourzek832/
Fourekh831/
Faureck831/
Firek802,558/
Furyk80994/
Furik80558/
Forek8040/
Vurek8021/
Furík804/
Furex803/
Fureková7725/
Furekova771/
Feureick770/
Fierek731,265/
Futryk73287/
Vaurek73121/
Furick7342/
Fireck7341/
Fourik738/
Firrek737/
Furyck735/
Fureix732/
Furegt731/
Fourex731/
Fuhryk731/
Furesc731/
Fuerreeck712/
Furuike674,321/
Fureigh6783/
Furkova6748/
Futrick6740/
Furrick6716/
Futrzyk679/
Foureix677/
Fureque672/
Foureax672/
Futreic671/
Furgick671/
Veureck670/

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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 Furek
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