Furfey Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Furfey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furfey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Scotland111:486,71119,179
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Furfey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furfey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Furfey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. Furfey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Furfey live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Furfey is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Furfey is most common in: Florida, where 22 percent reside, New Jersey, where 20 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Furfey is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 26 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

Furfey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Furfey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furfey last name increased 291 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furfey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Furfey last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Furfey earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furfe912/
Furfy910/
Furfie8351/
Furfer831/
Furfee830/
Forfey830/
Furfay830/
Furphey776/
Pfurfee770/
Vurfe731/
Forfe731/
Furphy671,327/
Forfee6712/
Forfei672/
Forfie671/
Forfea671/
Firfea671/
Fourfa671/
Forfay670/
Forfhee622/
Forfoya621/
Furfitt620/
Fourfui620/
Forphey620/
Forfa55205/
Firfa55199/
Virfeu5035/
Forfah5010/
Forfau501/
Forfoi501/
Forfaj501/
Forphy500/

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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 Furfey
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