Furer Surname

227,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Furer Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'leader'.

Furer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland7441:11,0391,814
United States5291:685,17854,430
Argentina1411:303,14524,179
Canada661:558,26746,632
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
England221:2,532,63991,802
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Finland91:610,74534,002
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Fürer (997) & Fűrer (1) are calculated separately.

Furer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'leader'.

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Furer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furer (Russian: Фурер) is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Fürer or Fűrer. For other possible spellings of Furer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,923rd most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,096,428 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Furer are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 744 people, or 1 in 11,039. In Switzerland Furer is mostly found in: Canton of Bern, where 54 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent reside and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 6 percent reside. Other than Switzerland this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Furer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furer surname expanded 2,405 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Furer surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Furer last name are 15.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Furer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.37% more than the national average, earning $54,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $57,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürer93997/
Fűrer931/
Furrer9112,565/
Fuhrer915,947/
Feurer911,995/
Furger911,077/
Furzer91475/
Furere91114/
Furier9194/
Faurer9167/
Fourer9160/
Fuerer9146/
Fuirer918/
Fhurer918/
Fureur913/
Furher912/
Fure892,114/
Fuehrer831,235/
Fourier831,031/
Furrier83298/
Fourrer8367/
Pfurrer8310/
Feurier838/
Furrere836/
Furherr834/
Fuerrer832/
Fuhrere831/
Fuhrier831/
Furreir831/
Faurier831/
Furhere831/
Faurere831/
Feurrer831/
Futreer830/
Fuihrer830/
Faure8084,624/
Furey807,362/
Furry802,564/
Furze802,017/
Furre801,970/
Foure801,743/
Forer801,435/
Furet80761/
Furie80650/
Firer80591/
Fureh80384/
Furri80328/
Fures80283/
Furra80172/
Futre80159/
Fuhre80137/
Furge80133/
Vurer8073/
Feure8027/
Fuire8024/
Pfure8021/
Furje806/
Furei805/
Furea804/
Furez803/
Furee802/
Furhe801/
Fured801/
Fourrier774,816/
Fuhrherr777/
Fuhrheer771/
Feuttrer770/
Fourie7391,698/
Führer736,531/
Faurie735,182/
Forrer733,980/
Fourre731,752/
Fourez731,179/
Foures731,154/
Fouret73895/
Fauret73551/
Forier73530/
Furest73405/
Fourey73374/
Furreh73339/
Furrey73325/
Fautre73243/
Furrie73165/
Faurre73155/
Furesz73153/
Fierer73139/
Fourré73130/
Faures73128/
Furzey73103/
Feurra7382/
Fihrer7340/
Feurey7333/
Fuhrey7328/
Fourir7324/
Fürrer7323/
Faurez7322/
Firrer7321/
Furret7320/
Furris7316/
Foorer7316/
Fureid7314/
Furrha7313/
Fureis7313/
Fureed7312/
Furesh7311/
Fuhres7311/
Firier7310/
Furroy739/
Furray738/
Fourra738/
Foutre737/
Feutre736/
Forher734/
Furije734/
Foureh734/
Furets733/
Vurrer732/
Futrey732/
Fouree732/
Furres732/
Firher732/
Furett732/
Fureih732/
Forzer732/
Feures731/
Feuret731/
Feurry731/
Feuryr731/
Foreir731/
Furetz731/
Furgey731/
Furhey731/
Foerer731/
Feurge731/
Fourge731/
Fourei731/
Fűhrer731/
Furhes731/
Faured731/
Faurey731/
Foured731/
Fourri731/
Fousre731/
Fauree731/
Forear731/
Fourry730/
Fuires730/
Feuree730/
Fuhrie730/
Fureht730/
Furree730/
Fuhrerova712/
Furrerová711/
Fuhrerová711/
Fore6710,607/
Furi674,347/
Fura674,188/
Fury673,048/
Vure67986/
Fourreh67827/
Fourest67324/
Fourrey67218/
Fourets67198/
Fiehrer67198/
Fourrez67172/
Forrier67108/
Fourret6794/
Furreea6785/
Furreed6778/
Fautrez6772/
Fourres6737/
Faurest6732/
Fautres6731/
Feutrez6727/
Foureys6720/
Pfurire6716/
Furj6712/
Furehed6712/
Foehrer677/
Fourett676/
Foutres676/
Fierrer676/
Faurett675/
Furé675/
Fuerier674/
Fourrie674/
Fautret674/
Faurère673/
Pheurer672/
Forre'r671/
Fureets671/
Furraya671/
Furrior671/
Fuerher671/
Fouress671/
Furè671/
Fureova671/
Furhire671/
Foerrer671/
Fourree671/
Furzree671/
Feutres670/
Firrier670/
Fhierer670/
Fourrea670/
Pfoerer670/

Furer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furer in the Russian language
Фурерfurer-

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