Fureka Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Fureka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fureka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Fureka (80) may also be a first name.

Fureka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fureka is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fureka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Fureka is predominantly found in Oceania, where 39 percent of Fureka reside; 39 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 39 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 80 people.

The surname Fureka is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Fureka is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 86 percent reside and Morobe, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Fureka exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fureke8321/
Furaka8313/
Fureki837/
Furika833/
Foreka832/
Vureka831/
Fureko831/
Furoka831/
Voureka7752/
Faurika7722/
Fiereka773/
Fourika772/
Forekau771/
Fusrika771/
Furaika771/
Furicka771/
Firecka771/
Faurikka7112/
Fourikah719/
Vaurecka713/
Faurecki712/
Forika67391/
Foreke67167/
Furica6797/
Fórika6771/
Furiki6727/
Furoko6723/
Firaka6712/
Firoka6711/
Furaca677/
Vureko673/
Furiko673/
Furako673/
Firika673/
Furaco672/
Vireka671/
Fureco671/
Foreki671/
Fireko671/

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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 Fureka
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