Furman Surname

13,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Furman Surname Definition:

“Garter” in German. Not to be confused with Firman (q.v.).

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Furman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,1941:27,4713,432
Poland7,9531:4,779533
Ukraine7,8891:5,770606
Russia4,5601:31,6064,305
Brazil1,1151:191,9957,409
Belarus1,0521:9,0311,336
Canada6691:55,0766,536
Argentina6501:65,7595,631
Slovenia6281:3,961706
Israel2551:33,5594,715
South Africa2131:254,35525,748
Moldova1941:18,3583,135
England1861:299,55922,824
Slovakia1661:32,1475,747
Kazakhstan1651:107,16711,683
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Hungary1101:89,2398,806
Transnistria811:5,8601,083
Uzbekistan761:406,96210,029
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Czechia451:236,29932,568
Romania431:466,92736,259
Chile401:440,41211,644
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Kyrgyzstan311:192,66619,300
Finland241:229,02918,579
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Serbia181:396,94217,613
India171:45,121,493474,784
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
France151:4,428,181244,602
Wales151:206,30213,003
Norway141:367,30634,015
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Armenia121:244,1826,167
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9371:25,9263,188

The alternate forms: Fűrman (2), Fürman (1) & Furmán (1) are calculated separately.

Furman (2,583) may also be a first name.

Furman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Garter” in German. Not to be confused with Firman (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who conveyed passengers by boat across a stream, a ferryman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

An occupational name for a 'carter' or 'drayman' - the driver of a horse-drawn delivery vehicle. It can be Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic), and Slovenian.

- mikeydino

Furman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furman (Arabic: فورمن, Hindi: फुरमान, Russian: Фурман) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Fűrman, Fürman or Furmán. For other potential spellings of Furman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,893rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 181,589 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Furman are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 144,780th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 2,583 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 13,194 people, or 1 in 27,471. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Furman is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 20 percent are found and Ukraine, where 20 percent are found.

Furman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furman surname rose 681 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 372 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Furman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (79%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Furman last name are 6.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Furman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.83% less than the national average, earning 232,467 kr per year; in Peru they earn 238.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 65,567 per year; in South Africa they earn 167.18% more than the national average, earning R 634,932 per year; in United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning $59,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fűrman942/
Fürman941/
Furmán941/
Fuhrman927,644/
Fourman921,058/
Furmann92740/
Furhman92159/
Fuerman9298/
Furmane9277/
Furmang9249/
Feurman9224/
Fhurman924/
Furmand924/
Furrman922/
Furmain922/
Furmank921/
Furmant921/
Furzman920/
Fuhrmann8634,936/
Fourmand86395/
Fourmann86185/
Fourhman86136/
Furhmann86131/
Fuermann8620/
Fourmane865/
Fourmant864/
Fhurmann864/
Fuhrmahn862/
Fuhrmamn862/
Furrmann862/
Fouhrman861/
Furmanck861/
Feurmann861/
Fourmain860/
Feuhrman860/
Forman8327,403/
Firman8317,026/
Vurman83128/
Furmon8349/
Furmam8344/
Fórman831/
Furmanova801,924/
Furmanová80148/
Fuehrmann8027/
Feuhrmann800/
Fierman77502/
Pfirman77334/
Vuurman77191/
Veurman77191/
Fourmon77172/
Fürmann77170/
Foerman77105/
Firmann7774/
Firmain7773/
Foorman7755/
Phurman7716/
Forhman7713/
Formman776/
Firrman775/
Fuhrmam774/
Fūrmane774/
Formean773/
Forrman773/
Vourman773/
Formain773/
Firhman771/
Furmont771/
Pforman770/
Fhurmon770/
Fuhrmanová7513/
Furmannová7510/
Fourmanova751/
Fourmond711,774/
Fourmont711,642/
Führmann71549/
Pfirrman71209/
Pfirmann71175/
Fuhrmannová7135/
Fiermann7115/
Pfierman7114/
Pfürmann7110/
Fuhrmannova713/
Fuhrmonn711/
Foorhman711/
Phourman711/
Faurmond711/
Forhmann710/
Firrmann710/
Fuhrmein710/
Pfirrmann671,599/
Formon67919/
Virman67136/
Firmon6756/
Furmonova679/
Foehrmann676/
Pfiermann671/
Fuhrmeinn671/
Fűrmanová671/
Fürmanová671/
Formán671/
Fourmontt671/

Furman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furman in the Hindi language
फुरमानphuramana53.33
फुरमनphuramana34.67
फूरमनphuramana8
फुर्मनphurmana2.67
फुर्मानphurmana1.33
Furman in the Russian language
Фурманfurman-
Furman in the Arabic language
فورمنfwrmn-

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