Furnes Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Furnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,0551:4,874458
Chile241:734,02016,565
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Furnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furnes is found most frequently in Norway. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Furnes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furnes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Furnes is the 324,225th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,342,512 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Furnes are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 1,055 people, or 1 in 4,874. In Norway Furnes is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 56 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 17 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 16 percent are found. Other than Norway it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Furnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Furnes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furnes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Furnes last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Furnes earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning 346,342 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furness928,475/
Fournes92595/
Furnies925/
Furnesh921/
Furneis920/
Furnnes920/
Furnest920/
Furnese920/
Furne91278/
Fourness8697/
Fournies8663/
Fournest869/
Fournets866/
Fuerness863/
Furrness860/
Fuernehs860/
Furnness860/
Fornes837,181/
Furner831,924/
Furney831,523/
Furnea83530/
Fourne83112/
Furnee8396/
Furnis8381/
Furnie8331/
Furnée8316/
Furnge835/
Furnei833/
Furneu833/
Furnet833/
Vurnes831/
Furnez831/
Faurennes8017/
Furinness801/
Fournet776,250/
Furniss776,099/
Furnish772,184/
Fournie771,811/
Forness77837/
Fornies77761/
Fourney77499/
Fournis77435/
Forneas77356/
Fournez77209/
Fourner7767/
Firneis7744/
Fournex7742/
Pfurner7734/
Furnner7730/
Furnice7725/
Fournee7716/
Furnett7713/
Fournès7713/
Fórneas7710/
Fournée774/
Firnesz773/
Forneis772/
Firness771/
Faurner771/
Forhnes771/
Furnise771/
Forneys771/
Forrnes770/
Fournea770/
Furnist770/
Furnisz770/
Feurrne770/
Faurney770/
Furnece770/
Furrner770/
Forne73879/
Furni7399/
Furna7370/
Furny736/
Furné735/
Fournais71123/
Fourniez71123/
Fuerniss7173/
Fourniea7151/
Fourniss7126/
Fournett7116/
Firneisz7116/
Fournois712/
Fourgner711/
Fournice711/
Furnisse711/
Fuurniss711/
Ffournet711/
Fuernisz710/
Forney679,551/
Fourny672,990/
Fornea671,556/
Fornis671,061/
Fournaise67684/
Virnes67279/
Fornez67114/
Fornés67100/
Fourni6775/
Fornie6754/
Fourna6737/
Firnys6728/
Fornei6723/
Firnis6722/
Furniz6721/
Furnic6720/
Fourné6716/
Fornäs6714/
Vurnis679/
Furnoy679/
Fournè676/
Fornís675/
Veurne672/
Forneh672/
Fornès672/
Vurney671/
Furnio671/
Vurnee671/
Fornee671/
Fournierz671/
Furnip670/
Furnay670/
Furnny670/

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Furnes Reference & Research

Furniss and Furness FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Furniss and Furness FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Furnes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis