Furo Surname

117,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Furo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Japan6131:208,5559,195
Nigeria5921:299,22816,719
Philippines3701:273,61739,963
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Romania651:308,89027,566
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Peru341:934,82718,471
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Czechia191:559,65656,138
England151:3,714,537119,675
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Furó (225), Fúro (2) & Fúró (54) are calculated separately.

Furo (1,029) may also be a first name.

Furo Last Name Facts

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

Furo (Hindi: फुरो) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered as: Furó, Fúro or Fúró. Click here to see other possible spellings of Furo.

How Common Is The Last Name Furo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 117,198th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,854,337 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Furo reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Furo is also the 250,123rd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 1,029 people.

It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Barring Ethiopia it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Furo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Furo surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Furo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,837 per year; in United States they earn 37.33% more than the national average, earning $59,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.67% more than the national average, earning $62,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furó92225/
Fúro922/
Fauro89965/
Fuero89607/
Pfuro89313/
Futro89239/
Fuhro89165/
Furoz89162/
Furuo89136/
Furoy89105/
Furgo89103/
Furro8977/
Furoi8956/
Furoh8952/
Fouro8928/
Furos8928/
Feuro8921/
Furoj898/
Furoa897/
Furod897/
Furot893/
Fusro891/
Fuiro890/
Furzo890/
Fúró8354/
Faurot80886/
Fourot80509/
Furois80104/
Fourou8097/
Fourro8075/
Fourgo8071/
Futros8063/
Fuhrop8036/
Fouros8030/
Fauroy8027/
Furous8013/
Futroš8012/
Fauroh8011/
Furroy809/
Fauroz809/
Fuerro807/
Furosh805/
Faurou803/
Furhop802/
Fouroy801/
Furooj801/
Furros801/
Furooe801/
Fautro801/
Foutro801/
Feurot801/
Faurro801/
Fuross801/
Feutro801/
Fuhrod800/
Fourod800/
Faurgo800/
Fura754,188/
Foro753,510/
Firo75942/
Vuro75166/
Fóro751/
Fauroux73916/
Fuhrhop73488/
Faurous7357/
Faurois7334/
Fouroux7332/
Fourgou7313/
Fourous737/
Foutrou735/
Foutros733/
Fuhrodt731/
Futtruo731/
Fourouh731/
Furrosh731/
Furoush731/
Fuirouz731/
Faurott730/
Feutrop730/
Faurout730/
Furat673,606/
Faura673,583/
Forro673,278/
Foura672,674/
Fiero671,875/
Furga67979/
Furah67729/
Vurro67721/
Futra67645/
Furač67315/
Furau67248/
Fourroux67243/
Phuro67203/
Pfura67202/
Furra67172/
Firoh67117/
Furas6790/
Furaa6783/
Furha6782/
Forou6765/
Forzo6756/
Vurho6736/
Feura6735/
Veuro6733/
Vauro6731/
Foroi6724/
Furap6724/
Furad6722/
Foroj6717/
Foruo6717/
Foero6717/
Fuura6716/
Firoo6714/
Pforo6714/
Firro6712/
Fauró6712/
Furaz6711/
Fuira679/
Vuroo677/
Furać677/
Firoň676/
Ffura675/
Foroy674/
Furza674/
Furìa674/
Fgura674/
Foroa673/
Firoi673/
Fourgouh672/
Furró672/
Fujra671/
Fooro671/
Firoy671/
Vuero671/
Fauthrop670/
Fuera670/
Fuhrhoop670/

Furo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furo in the Hindi language
फुरोphuro-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Furo
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