Furka Surname
Approximately 651 people bear this surname
Furka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 172 | 1:57,071 | 5,998 |
| United States | 156 | 1:2,323,455 | 144,218 |
| Ukraine | 91 | 1:500,249 | 57,402 |
| Slovakia | 84 | 1:63,529 | 12,320 |
| Poland | 57 | 1:666,820 | 57,730 |
| Czechia | 29 | 1:366,671 | 43,532 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Fúrka (1) are calculated separately.
Furka (46) may also be a first name.
Furka Demographics
Furka Political Affiliation
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Furka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Furka (Arabic: فوركا, Hindi: फुरका, Russian: Фурка) is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Fúrka. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Furka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 504,389th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,194,387 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Furka reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 26 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 46 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 57,071. In Hungary Furka is primarily found in: Budapest, where 29 percent reside, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 27 percent reside and Békés County, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Hungary this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Ukraine, where 14 percent reside.
Furka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Furka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Furka surname rose 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Furka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Furka last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the political party.
Furka earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $42,118 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fúrka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fourka | 91 | 354 | / |
| Furkas | 91 | 28 | / |
| Furkay | 91 | 9 | / |
| Furkah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Furkai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fourkas | 83 | 248 | / |
| Furkach | 83 | 11 | / |
| Furkait | 83 | 8 | / |
| Furkacz | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fourkah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Furca | 80 | 547 | / |
| Firka | 80 | 288 | / |
| Forka | 80 | 268 | / |
| Furko | 80 | 244 | / |
| Furkó | 80 | 148 | / |
| Furki | 80 | 140 | / |
| Furqa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Furke | 80 | 11 | / |
| Furky | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fourkach | 77 | 9 | / |
| Fourkasj | 77 | 2 | / |
| Furcas | 73 | 939 | / |
| Fierka | 73 | 540 | / |
| Forkay | 73 | 418 | / |
| Furcea | 73 | 99 | / |
| Furkey | 73 | 51 | / |
| Furqah | 73 | 31 | / |
| Fuhrke | 73 | 31 | / |
| Furqat | 73 | 29 | / |
| Furcap | 73 | 23 | / |
| Fourki | 73 | 22 | / |
| Vourka | 73 | 18 | / |
| Furker | 73 | 18 | / |
| Furkes | 73 | 15 | / |
| Firkaľ | 73 | 11 | / |
| Furcat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Furkhy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faurki | 73 | 2 | / |
| Furkei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Forkoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Furqad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vurkaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Furkoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Forkea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Furkee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Furkio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Furqua | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fourca | 73 | 0 | / |
| Furcke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fourcat | 67 | 52 | / |
| Fourkou | 67 | 36 | / |
| Fourkos | 67 | 20 | / |
| Furåker | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fourkis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Furkett | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phurkas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fourcad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fuhrkop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furquat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furqash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fourker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faurkhi | 67 | 1 | / |
Furka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Furka in the Hindi language | ||
| फुरका | phuraka | 75 |
| फुरकान | phurakana | 25 |
| Furka in the Russian language | ||
| Фурка | furka | - |
| Furka in the Arabic language | ||
| فوركا | fwrka | - |
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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 Furka
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