Furger Surname

341,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Furger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9351:8,7841,438
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Furger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furger (Russian: Фургер) is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 341,074th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,766,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Furger are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 935 people, or 1 in 8,784. In Switzerland Furger is primarily found in: Canton of Graubünden, where 24 percent live, Canton of Uri, where 20 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent live. Not including Switzerland Furger is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Furger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Furger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furger surname expanded 779 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Furger are 20.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.91% being registered with the political party.

Furger earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.66% less than the national average, earning $40,707 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furgier923/
Furgere921/
Furer911,779/
Furge91133/
Fourgere8614/
Furinger861/
Fourgier861/
Furrer8312,565/
Fuhrer835,947/
Feurer831,995/
Furzer83475/
Forger83301/
Furxer83124/
Furere83114/
Furier8394/
Furdge8387/
Firger8375/
Faurer8367/
Fourer8360/
Furgye8338/
Furges8325/
Furget8311/
Furyer839/
Fuirer838/
Fhurer838/
Furnge835/
Vurger834/
Fureur833/
Furher832/
Furjer832/
Furgey831/
Furgie831/
Feurge831/
Fourge831/
Furser830/
Fuhringer8040/
Furringer800/
Fourrgier800/
Fourier771,031/
Furrier77298/
Furgess7786/
Fourrer7767/
Foerger7723/
Furiere7713/
Pfurrer7710/
Furcher779/
Feurier778/
Fursier776/
Furrere776/
Furherr774/
Fourget773/
Furguet772/
Forgier771/
Fourgre771/
Fuhrere771/
Fuhrier771/
Furenge771/
Furgues771/
Furinge771/
Furreir771/
Faurier771/
Furhere771/
Faurere771/
Feurrer771/
Fourgee770/
Futreer770/
Fuihrer770/
Fursher770/
Fourges770/
Furze732,017/
Forge731,824/
Furse731,617/
Forer731,435/
Fürer73997/
Furga73979/
Vurer7373/
Fürge7343/
Furgi7329/
Furce7327/
Furgé739/
Furje736/
Vurge731/
Fourrier714,816/
Furchert71464/
Feutrier71367/
Foutrier71303/
Fourcher71172/
Fautrier71141/
Fourguet7117/
Fuhrherr717/
Furscher711/
Furriere711/
Fuhrheer711/
Fouriere711/
Feuttrer710/
Forrer673,980/
Forgie671,917/
Forgey671,814/
Forier67530/
Furche67413/
Fourga67389/
Furset67280/
Fursey67214/
Führinger67140/
Forcer67123/
Forgea67118/
Vurcer67104/
Furzey67103/
Fourriere67101/
Furcea6799/
Furjes6791/
Forser6753/
Fursse6749/
Fursei6734/
Virger6731/
Fourir6724/
Fürrer6723/
Furcey6722/
Furgis6718/
Foorer6716/
Forgeh678/
Vurzer678/
Fource677/
Fautriere677/
Forher674/
Furzze674/
Fursee673/
Vurrer672/
Furzes672/
Forgge672/
Furgia672/
Furješ672/
Fuhrerova672/
Forzer672/
Feuryr671/
Faurgi671/
Foreir671/
Foryer671/
Furrerová671/
Foerge671/
Vurgie671/
Vuršer671/
Forhge671/
Fuhrerová671/
Furgit671/
Furjeh671/
Furjeĺ671/
Furjeľ671/
Fourchier671/
Fourgy671/
Forear671/
Forjer671/
Furgai671/
Forgir670/
Fourse670/

Furger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furger in the Russian language
Фургерfurger-

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