Furlani Surname

72,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Furlani Surname User-submission:

It is an Italian surname, that is the name of Friuli autochthons in its own dialect.

Numerous versions of a surname that actually indicates the origin, from Friuli precisely. Are present en masse before 1300, but it would seem that it becomes a surname just in the late '400.

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Furlani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,0401:20,1173,461
Brazil2,1011:101,8923,841
Argentina9021:47,3873,999
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
Slovenia1091:22,8234,991
Canada711:518,95243,932
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
France131:5,109,440259,941
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England121:4,643,172139,951
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Furlani (43) may also be a first name.

Furlani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Italian surname, that is the name of Friuli autochthons in its own dialect.

Numerous versions of a surname that actually indicates the origin, from Friuli precisely. Are present en masse before 1300, but it would seem that it becomes a surname just in the late '400. Widespread in the plateau around Trieste, are integrated to the Slavic community, towards the end of 1500 appear the first distortions with ending -ch (Furlanich). The surname is still very widespread, also present in Slovenia.

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This surname means 'from the land of Friuli' (Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, an Italian region).

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Furlani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furlani is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furlani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 72,703rd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,075,176 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Furlani reside; 45 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent reside in Italic Europe. Furlani is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 43 people.

Furlani is most common in Italy, where it is held by 3,040 people, or 1 in 20,117. In Italy Furlani is mostly found in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 27 percent live, Veneto, where 21 percent live and Marche, where 17 percent live. Outside of Italy this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 31 percent live and Argentina, where 13 percent live.

Furlani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Furlani surname are 20.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Furlani earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 50.85% more than the national average, earning €45,300 per year; in United States they earn 21.42% more than the national average, earning $52,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $55,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furlanis93898/
Fourlani9329/
Furlaniz931/
Furlanich88109/
Fourlanis8862/
Furloni86381/
Furlane86121/
Furlany865/
Furlana862/
Vurlani861/
Furlanes8060/
Furlanet805/
Forliani801/
Forllani801/
Furlanett751/
Furlone7178/
Forlane7113/
Vurlane714/
Forlany712/
Furlony710/
Furlonge67332/
Fourleignie6723/
Forleane670/
Forlone5729/
Forlony570/
Forloine5382/
Forloney5326/
Foorlone531/

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