Furrer Surname

41,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Furrer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furrer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9,1711:89654
United States1,7341:209,03120,450
Argentina6761:63,2305,391
Germany3361:239,60026,292
Canada931:396,18935,081
Italy881:694,96259,648
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Austria351:243,29828,936
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
France221:3,019,215204,848
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

The alternate forms: Fürrer (23) are calculated separately.

Furrer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furrer (Russian: Фуррер) is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Fürrer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furrer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Furrer is the 41,538th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 579,988 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Furrer are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 9,171 people, or 1 in 896. In Switzerland Furrer is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 29 percent live, Canton of Lucerne, where 18 percent live and Canton of Valais, where 8 percent live. Aside from Switzerland this surname occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Furrer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Furrer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 389 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furrer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Furrer last name are 6.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Furrer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning $46,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $53,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürrer9423/
Furrier92298/
Fourrer9267/
Pfurrer9210/
Furrere926/
Fuerrer922/
Furreir921/
Feurrer921/
Furre911,970/
Furer911,779/
Fourrier864,816/
Fuhrer835,947/
Forrer833,980/
Feurer831,995/
Fourre831,752/
Furger831,077/
Furzer83475/
Furreh83339/
Furrey83325/
Furrie83165/
Faurre83155/
Furere83114/
Furier8394/
Faurer8367/
Fourer8360/
Fuerer8346/
Firrer8321/
Furret8320/
Fuirer838/
Fhurer838/
Vurrer832/
Furres832/
Furher832/
Furree830/
Fure802,114/
Furrerová801/
Fuehrer771,235/
Fourier771,031/
Fourreh77827/
Fourrey77218/
Fourrez77172/
Forrier77108/
Fourret7794/
Furreea7785/
Furreed7778/
Fourres7737/
Pfurire7716/
Feurier778/
Fierrer776/
Fourrie774/
Furherr774/
Faurère773/
Forre'r771/
Fuhrere771/
Fuhrier771/
Furrior771/
Faurier771/
Furhere771/
Furhire771/
Faurere771/
Foerrer771/
Fourree771/
Furzree771/
Futreer770/
Firrier770/
Fuihrer770/
Fourrea770/
Faure7384,624/
Furey737,362/
Furry732,564/
Furze732,017/
Foure731,743/
Forer731,435/
Fürer73997/
Furet73761/
Furie73650/
Firer73591/
Fureh73384/
Furri73328/
Fures73283/
Forre73273/
Furra73172/
Futre73159/
Fuhre73137/
Furge73133/
Vurer7373/
Vurre7328/
Feure7327/
Fuire7324/
Pfure7321/
Furje736/
Furei735/
Furea734/
Furez733/
Furee732/
Furhe731/
Fűrer731/
Fured731/
Veurrier7118/
Fuhrheer711/
Pfierrer710/
Feuttrer710/
Fourie6791,698/
Führer676,531/
Faurie675,182/
Fourez671,179/
Foures671,154/
Fouret67895/
Forrey67871/
Fauret67551/
Forier67530/
Furest67405/
Fourey67374/
Fautre67243/
Furesz67153/
Fierer67139/
Fourré67130/
Faures67128/
Furzey67103/
Feurra6782/
Fihrer6740/
Feurey6733/
Fuhrey6728/
Fourir6724/
Faurez6722/
Furris6716/
Foorer6716/
Forrie6716/
Fureid6714/
Furrha6713/
Fureis6713/
Fureed6712/
Furesh6711/
Fuhres6711/
Firier6710/
Furroy679/
Furray678/
Fourra678/
Foutre677/
Feutre676/
Forher674/
Furije674/
Foureh674/
Furets673/
Fureur673/
Futrey672/
Forrea672/
Fouree672/
Firher672/
Furett672/
Fuhrerova672/
Fureih672/
Forzer672/
Feures671/
Feuret671/
Feurry671/
Feuryr671/
Foreir671/
Forree671/
Furetz671/
Furgey671/
Furhey671/
Foerer671/
Feurge671/
Fourge671/
Fourei671/
Fűhrer671/
Fuhrerová671/
Furhes671/
Faured671/
Faurey671/
Foerre671/
Foured671/
Fourri671/
Fousre671/
Firrir671/
Fauree671/
Forear671/
Fourry670/
Fuires670/
Feuree670/
Fuhrie670/
Fureht670/

Furrer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furrer in the Russian language
Фуррерfurrer-

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