Furnham Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Furnham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furnham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales191:162,87011,152
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Furnham Last Name Facts

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

Furnham is found most frequently in Wales. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furnham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Furnham reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in Wales, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 162,870. In Wales it is most numerous in: City and County of Cardiff, where 79 percent are found and Vale of Glamorgan County Borough, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Wales it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Furnham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Furnham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Furnham surname decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furnam9211/
Fornham863/
Vurnham863/
Firnham861/
Furnnam860/
Furname860/
Furnhan860/
Fourngam801/
Vournham800/
Furnan7715/
Vurnam772/
Fornam772/
Firnam770/
Fuhrnan714/
Furrnan714/
Fournan713/
Furnann711/
Furnant711/
Faurnan710/
Furnand710/
Furnanc710/
Fournand67416/
Fournane6757/
Fuhrnann672/
Furneant670/
Fournian670/
Fornheim670/
Forneheim6314/
Phourngam631/
Furnon6277/
Fornan6248/
Vurnan620/
Vurnom620/
Fournon57143/
Furnion5725/
Foornan571/
Virnaim571/
Foernan570/
Fournion5311/
Furneisen5028/

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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 Furnham
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