Furka Surname

504,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Furka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1721:57,0715,998
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Ukraine911:500,24957,402
Slovakia841:63,52912,320
Poland571:666,82057,730
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Fúrka (1) are calculated separately.

Furka (46) may also be a first name.

Furka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furka (Arabic: فوركا, Hindi: फुरका, Russian: Фурка) occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Fúrka. Click here to see other possible spellings of Furka.

How Common Is The Last Name Furka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 504,389th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,194,387 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Furka live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 26 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 46 people.

It is most widely held in Hungary, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 57,071. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 29 percent are found, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 27 percent are found and Békés County, where 16 percent are found. Besides Hungary this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Ukraine, where 14 percent are found.

Furka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Furka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furka last name expanded 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Furka surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fúrka931/
Fourka91354/
Furkas9128/
Furkay919/
Furkah911/
Furkai911/
Fourkas83248/
Furkach8311/
Furkait838/
Furkacz834/
Fourkah831/
Furca80547/
Firka80288/
Forka80268/
Furko80244/
Furkó80148/
Furki80140/
Furqa8024/
Furke8011/
Furky801/
Fourkach779/
Fourkasj772/
Furcas73939/
Fierka73540/
Forkay73418/
Furcea7399/
Furkey7351/
Furqah7331/
Fuhrke7331/
Furqat7329/
Furcap7323/
Fourki7322/
Vourka7318/
Furker7318/
Furkes7315/
Firkaľ7311/
Furcat739/
Furkhy732/
Faurki732/
Furkei732/
Forkoa731/
Furqad731/
Vurkaj731/
Furkoh731/
Forkea731/
Furkee731/
Furkio731/
Furqua730/
Fourca730/
Furcke730/
Fourcat6752/
Fourkou6736/
Fourkos6720/
Furåker6714/
Fourkis677/
Furkett675/
Phurkas674/
Fourcad672/
Fuhrkop671/
Furquat671/
Furqash671/
Fourker671/
Faurkhi671/

Furka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furka in the Hindi language
फुरकाphuraka75
फुरकानphurakana25
Furka in the Russian language
Фуркаfurka-
Furka in the Arabic language
فوركاfwrka-

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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 Furka
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