Furey Surname

67,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Furey Surname Definition:

FURUY: John de Furuy, chaplain of the cathedral church of Aberdeen, 1366 (REA., II, p. 61). compare Furry.

Furey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1061:88,2759,950
Ireland1,0661:4,417749
England8831:63,1017,413
Canada4841:76,1278,584
Australia3841:70,3018,321
Northern Ireland1121:16,4742,189
Scotland1021:52,4884,471
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Wales181:171,91811,581
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
France71:9,488,960336,266
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Andorra11:83,8382,381
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6071:7,2981,127
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5251:95,6559,761

Furey (23) may also be a first name.

Furey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

FURUY: John de Furuy, chaplain of the cathedral church of Aberdeen, 1366 (REA., II, p. 61). compare Furry.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ó Fiodhabhra (W) A branch of the O’Melaghlins who migrated to Co. Galway. MIF 112; Map Wnea

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Fiodhabhra (W) A branch of the O’Melaghlins who migrated to Co. Galway. MIF 112; Map Wnea

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Furey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furey (Russian: Фурей) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Furey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,586th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 989,887 people. The surname Furey is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Furey are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Furey is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name globally, held by 23 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,106 people, or 1 in 88,275. In The United States Furey is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 14 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Furey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furey last name expanded 782 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 176 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,077 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,020 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Furey last name are 1.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Furey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.22% less than the national average, earning R 77,892 per year; in United States they earn 12.89% more than the national average, earning $48,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $48,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourey91374/
Furrey91325/
Furzey91103/
Feurey9133/
Fuhrey9128/
Fureya913/
Futrey912/
Furgey911/
Furhey911/
Faurey911/
Fury893,048/
Fure892,114/
Fourrey83218/
Foureys8320/
Fureeya831/
Faure8084,624/
Furry802,564/
Furze802,017/
Furre801,970/
Forey801,830/
Furer801,779/
Foure801,743/
Faury801,654/
Foury801,246/
Furet80761/
Furie80650/
Furay80608/
Feury80578/
Fuery80533/
Firey80515/
Fureh80384/
Fuhry80381/
Fures80283/
Furue80257/
Futre80159/
Fuhre80137/
Furge80133/
Furoy80105/
Furøy8055/
Furye8049/
Vurey8041/
Feure8027/
Fuire8024/
Pfure8021/
Furje806/
Furiy805/
Futry805/
Fuere805/
Furei805/
Furea804/
Furez803/
Furee802/
Furyi802/
Furhe801/
Furhy801/
Furuy801/
Furyo801/
Fured801/
Fujry801/
Furoe801/
Fuiry800/
Furae800/
Furzy800/
Fusry800/
Foureyes772/
Furuya73113,194/
Fourie7391,698/
Furrer7312,565/
Faurie735,182/
Feurer731,995/
Fourre731,752/
Furiya731,280/
Fourez731,179/
Foures731,154/
Fouret73895/
Forrey73871/
Feutry73810/
Fauret73551/
Fireyi73416/
Furest73405/
Furreh73339/
Furayi73309/
Fautre73243/
Furrie73165/
Faurre73155/
Furesz73153/
Fuerea73133/
Fouray73132/
Faures73128/
Foutry73120/
Vourey73119/
Vureya73115/
Furuie7368/
Faurer7367/
Fourer7360/
Furaya7340/
Fhuere7335/
Fauroy7327/
Furaye7325/
Feuray7325/
Faurez7322/
Furych7321/
Furret7320/
Fureid7314/
Fureha7314/
Fureis7313/
Fureed7312/
Furoyi7312/
Furesh7311/
Fuhres7311/
Furroy739/
Furray738/
Fuirer738/
Fhurer738/
Furyst738/
Foutre737/
Feutre736/
Furiye736/
Furuye735/
Furije734/
Foureh734/
Furets733/
Fuehre733/
Fureje732/
Fouree732/
Furres732/
Furuyo732/
Furher732/
Furett732/
Fureih732/
Feures731/
Feuret731/
Feurry731/
Forhey731/
Fouroy731/
Fuhrae731/
Furayu731/
Furetz731/
Fureui731/
Furyia731/
Fuerry731/
Feurge731/
Furoya731/
Fourge731/
Fourei731/
Vaurey731/
Vureyo731/
Füreya731/
Furuje731/
Furayo731/
Furhes731/
Faured731/
Fautry731/
Foreya731/
Foorey731/
Foured731/
Fourue731/
Fourye731/
Fousre731/
Fauree731/
Furays731/
Furayh731/
Fourry730/
Phurey730/
Fausry730/
Fuires730/
Firrey730/
Foerey730/
Furrye730/
Feuree730/
Fuhrie730/
Fuerie730/
Fureht730/
Furree730/
Fire6712,132/
Fore6710,607/
Furi674,347/
Fura674,188/
Fory672,159/
Vure67986/
Furuoya67851/
Fourreh67827/
Fourest67324/
Fourets67198/
Fourrez67172/
Fourret6794/
Furreea6785/
Furreed6778/
Fautrez6772/
Fourrer6767/
Furiyah6744/
Fourres6737/
Feutray6736/
Faurest6732/
Fautres6731/
Feutrez6727/
Füry6724/
Fouriya6718/
Furj6712/
Furehed6712/
Vury6710/
Pfurrer6710/
Fireyie679/
Fautray679/
Fourett676/
Foutres676/
Firy675/
Faurett675/
Fűry675/
Furé675/
Fourrie674/
Fautret674/
Furherr674/
Voureyi674/
Fauriya672/
Fouraye672/
Fireyii671/
Fauraie671/
Fuiriya671/
Fureets671/
Furraya671/
Vhureya671/
Furuihe671/
Fouress671/
Furè671/
Furuyeh671/
Furuyuo671/
Fureova671/
Fourayi671/
Foureje671/
Fouriye671/
Fouroje671/
Fourree671/
Feurrer671/
Furzree671/
Feutres670/
Feutreu670/
Foreyih670/
Futreer670/
Fuihrer670/
Fourrea670/

Furey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furey in the Russian language
Фурейfurej-

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