Furmen Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Hungary

Furmen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furmen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Hungary191:516,64632,401
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Furmen (11) may also be a first name.

Furmen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furmen (Oriya: ଫୁରେମନ, Russian: Фурмен) is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Furmen.

How Common Is The Last Name Furmen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Furmen reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 1,693,053. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 91 percent live, Gauteng, where 6 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Furmen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Furmen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Furmen last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furmen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Furmen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.48% more than the national average, earning R 305,328 per year and in United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furment92299/
Fourmen921/
Fuhrmen920/
Fourment861,498/
Fuhrmenn860/
Formen83155/
Firmen8332/
Furmin8320/
Furmyn832/
Furmem831/
Furmenova801/
Fourmin7717/
Furmina7713/
Fiermen775/
Furmyna774/
Furminc772/
Formeen771/
Formn731/
Firmin6717,635/
Formin67221/
Formyn672/
Virmen671/
Formijn6223/
Forhmin625/
Fiermin621/
Phormen621/
Virmén501/
Virmin500/

Furmen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furmen in the Oriya language
ଫୁରେମନphuremana-
Furmen in the Russian language
Фурменfurmen-

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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 Furmen
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