Furneau Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Furneau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 147 | 1:629 | 146 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Furneau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furneau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Furneau is carried by more people in The Seychelles than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Furneau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,295,379th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Furneau reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Indian Ocean.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The Seychelles, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 629. Not including The Seychelles Furneau is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Furneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Furneau has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Furneau last name increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furneu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Furnau | 92 | 0 | / |
| Fourneaux | 88 | 719 | / |
| Fourneaud | 88 | 9 | / |
| Fourneaut | 88 | 3 | / |
| Fournau | 86 | 38 | / |
| Forneau | 86 | 2 | / |
| Furnaux | 86 | 2 | / |
| Furna | 83 | 70 | / |
| Fourrneaux | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fournaux | 80 | 247 | / |
| Fournaud | 80 | 127 | / |
| Furnas | 77 | 940 | / |
| Fourna | 77 | 37 | / |
| Furnad | 77 | 13 | / |
| Furnaz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fürnau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fourgnaud | 75 | 258 | / |
| Fourgnaux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fournat | 71 | 162 | / |
| Furnass | 71 | 142 | / |
| Fournou | 71 | 101 | / |
| Furnash | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fournas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Furnacz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phurnau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furngah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furno | 67 | 6,036 | / |
| Forna | 67 | 392 | / |
| Firna | 67 | 182 | / |
| Furnò | 67 | 51 | / |
| Fournout | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fournous | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vurna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Furnó | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fournoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furnô | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Furneau
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