Furgerson Surname

104,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Furgerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furgerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,3251:8,1271,104
United States1,1351:319,34729,128
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9001:17,3172,197

Furgerson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furgerson has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furgerson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 104,710th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,626,684 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Furgerson live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Furgerson is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 3,325 people, or 1 in 8,127. Besides Ghana this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Furgerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Furgerson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 61 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furgerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Furgerson surname are 18.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Furgerson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.85% less than the national average, earning $37,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.49% less than the national average, earning $36,026 CAD per year.

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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 Furgerson
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