Furke Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Furke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Furke Last Name Facts

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

Furke is found most in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Furke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Furke is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Furke live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Furke is most common in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 88 percent reside and Bihar, where 13 percent reside. Outside of India this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside.

Furke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Furke surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furkey9151/
Fuhrke9131/
Furker9118/
Furkes9115/
Furkei912/
Furkee911/
Furcke910/
Furk8989/
Furåker8314/
Furkett835/
Fourker831/
Furka80651/
Forke80556/
Firke80538/
Furki80140/
Furck8033/
Furce8027/
Furkh8019/
Vurke803/
Furkì802/
Faurk801/
Furky801/
Furks800/
Forkey73750/
Furque73679/
Fierke73490/
Furche73413/
Fourka73354/
Furcea7399/
Firkey7352/
Forcke7352/
Foerke7328/
Furcey7322/
Fourki7322/
Forkei7312/
Vurcke7311/
Furkay739/
Fource737/
Faurkh735/
Fhirke735/
Forkie735/
Furrkh735/
Furqer733/
Fircke732/
Furkhy732/
Faurki732/
Furkai731/
Furkkh731/
Furkio731/
Firrke731/
Forkea731/
Forkee730/
Firkie730/
Fork67952/
Fourche67387/
Furquet67145/
Furková67134/
Fürk6797/
Furquez6783/
Furkova6748/
Furg6720/
Furq678/
Furkait678/
Fourkis677/
Furques676/
Forkieh672/
Furc672/
Firckey672/
Fourrkh671/
Faurkhi671/
Faurque671/
Furchee671/
Fierkey670/
Vurk670/
Fourgue670/

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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 Furke
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