Furnel Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Furnel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Furnel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furnel occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furnel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Furnel live; 75 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 890,488. In Argentina it is primarily found in: Misiones Province, where 52 percent live and Buenos Aires Province, where 48 percent live. Excluding Argentina Furnel is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Furnel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Furnel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Furnel last name contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fournel925,207/
Furnell922,290/
Furniel92460/
Faurnel921/
Furnelt920/
Fournell86176/
Fourniel8662/
Fornel83762/
Furenl831/
Firnel830/
Fornell771,975/
Fournil77748/
Forniel7742/
Vurnell771/
Fornehl771/
Furngli771/
Firnell770/
Fourniol71278/
Firnnell710/
Fornil6716/
Virnel6712/
Fornél671/
Fornill621/
Phornell573/
Virnl551/

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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 Furnel
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