Furst Surname

77,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Furst Surname Definition:

(German) One who acted the part of a prince in play or pageant; member of a prince's entourage.

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Furst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8911:93,15310,459
Brazil1,1871:180,3496,963
Canada1871:197,03519,314
Argentina1751:244,24819,837
Australia1431:188,78118,817
South Africa931:582,55644,854
England671:831,61344,286
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Croatia501:84,57214,311
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Israel321:267,42624,032
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
France311:2,142,668174,004
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Norway131:395,56035,657
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Finland111:499,70030,478
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Wales71:442,07621,198
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Monaco51:7,4131,114
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4921:102,07010,330

The alternate forms: Fürst (18,206), Fűrst (27) & Furšt (12) are calculated separately.

Furst (21) may also be a first name.

Furst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who acted the part of a prince in play or pageant; member of a prince's entourage.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'prince'.

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Furst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furst (Russian: Фурст) is found most in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Fürst, Fűrst or Furšt. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,937th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,161,547 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Furst live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 21 people.

The last name Furst is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,891 people, or 1 in 93,153. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Furst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Furst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furst surname increased 791 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Furst last name are 8.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Furst earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 13.59% less than the national average, earning €25,949 per year; in United States they earn 16.25% more than the national average, earning $50,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,135 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürst9318,206/
Fűrst9327/
Furšt9312/
Fuerst914,268/
Feurst9149/
Furste9132/
Fursht9116/
Fuirst9110/
Fursts918/
Furszt913/
Fourst912/
Faurst910/
Furs894,808/
Furscth831/
Furscht831/
Forst807,200/
First802,020/
Furse801,617/
Fours8092/
Vurst8045/
Furås8031/
Furrs8018/
Fursh8010/
Furss806/
Feurs803/
Fursz801/
Fuirs801/
Fursp801/
Futrs800/
Faurs800/
Furstova7717/
Furstová7711/
Firszt73839/
Fierst73750/
Foerst73552/
Fürste73433/
Furcht73198/
Forsht73175/
Forszt73126/
Firsht7359/
Fursse7349/
Forsth7332/
Firsst738/
Fürsth736/
Forrst736/
Firsth734/
Fürszt731/
Vurrst731/
Fhursh731/
Pforst731/
Führst731/
Pfirst730/
Fourse730/
Faursh730/
Fursova6711,452/
Fors677,932/
Forscht6794/
Fursche676/
Fierszt675/
Fourshe675/
Furś674/
Fürs673/
Fürstte671/
Forssth671/
Firscht671/
Fourcht670/
Furchts670/

Furst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furst in the Russian language
Фурстfurst-

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