Furnaux Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Furnaux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furnaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Furnaux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furnaux is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furnaux? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Furnaux is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Furnaux are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

Furnaux is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 50 percent are found and West Sussex, where 50 percent are found.

Furnaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furnaux has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Furnaux last name contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fournaux93247/
Furnau920/
Fourneaux88719/
Fourgnaux881/
Furneau86175/
Fournau8638/
Fornaux861/
Furneux860/
Furna8370/
Fournajoux8255/
Fourrneaux821/
Fournaud80127/
Fournoux801/
Furnas77940/
Furnea77530/
Furnus7791/
Fourna7737/
Furnad7713/
Fornau776/
Fornax775/
Furnaz773/
Furneu773/
Fürnau771/
Furnaq771/
Furnay770/
Fourgnaud75258/
Fourneaud759/
Fourneaut753/
Fournat71162/
Furnass71142/
Fournou71101/
Fournac7123/
Furnash713/
Fournas712/
Forneau712/
Phurnau711/
Furnacz711/
Furngah711/
Furnacs710/
Fournea710/
Furno676,036/
Forna67392/
Fournais67123/
Furnò6751/
Fourniea6751/
Fournout6718/
Fournous6713/
Vurna679/
Furnó672/
Furnô671/
Fornu671/
Fornaugh670/

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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 Furnaux
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