Furk Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Furk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Fürk (97) are calculated separately.

Furk (13) may also be a first name.

Furk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furk (Hindi: फुरक, Russian: Фурк) is most common in Germany. It may appear as a variant: Fürk. For other potential spellings of Furk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Furk reside; 30 percent reside in Western Europe and 30 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Furk is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 54 percent are found, Bavaria, where 23 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Furk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Furk has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Furk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $31,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.22% less than the national average, earning $40,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürk9297/
Furck8933/
Furkh8919/
Furke8911/
Furkì892/
Faurk891/
Furks890/
Fuerk890/
Fuhrke8031/
Furrkh805/
Faurkh805/
Furkkh801/
Furcke800/
Fork75952/
Firk7539/
Furg7520/
Furq758/
Furc752/
Vurk750/
Furková73134/
Furkova7348/
Fourrkh731/
Fourc6786/
Fierk6712/
Firck6711/
Fuerc672/
Faurq672/
Fourg672/
Fuerg671/
Phurk671/
Forkh671/
Furgh671/
Feurg671/
Firkh671/
Furgs670/
Foork670/
Furgg670/

Furk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furk in the Hindi language
फुरकphuraka66.67
फुरकानphurakana33.33
Furk in the Russian language
Фуркfurk-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Furk
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