Furkes Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Furkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Furkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Furkes has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Furkes? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Furkes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Furkes are found; 67 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 422,860. In Croatia Furkes is most prevalent in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Croatia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Furkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Furkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Furkes last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furke | 91 | 11 | / |
| Forkes | 83 | 222 | / |
| Vurkes | 83 | 54 | / |
| Furkey | 83 | 51 | / |
| Fuhrke | 83 | 31 | / |
| Furker | 83 | 18 | / |
| Furkis | 83 | 13 | / |
| Furkei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Furkee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Firkes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Furcke | 83 | 0 | / |
| Furches | 77 | 609 | / |
| Furåker | 77 | 14 | / |
| Fourkis | 77 | 7 | / |
| Furques | 77 | 6 | / |
| Furkett | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fourker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fources | 77 | 1 | / |
| Firkeis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Firckes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Furka | 73 | 651 | / |
| Forke | 73 | 556 | / |
| Furki | 73 | 140 | / |
| Furce | 73 | 27 | / |
| Vurke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Furky | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fourches | 71 | 60 | / |
| Fourques | 71 | 24 | / |
| Furchess | 71 | 22 | / |
| Forkey | 67 | 750 | / |
| Furque | 67 | 679 | / |
| Furche | 67 | 413 | / |
| Fourka | 67 | 354 | / |
| Furcea | 67 | 99 | / |
| Forcke | 67 | 52 | / |
| Virkes | 67 | 37 | / |
| Foerke | 67 | 28 | / |
| Furcey | 67 | 22 | / |
| Fourki | 67 | 22 | / |
| Forkei | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vurcke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Furkay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fource | 67 | 7 | / |
| Forkie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Furqer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faurki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Firkis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Forkis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Furkhy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Forkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Firkäs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furkio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forkee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Furkes
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