Furstenau Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Furstenau Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenau [derived from fürst, meaning 'prince'; the second element here is questionable, most likely Middle High German ouw(e), meaning 'water meadow', though possibly it might have no meaning].

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Furstenau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
Brazil1521:1,408,38447,527
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Fürstenau (1,375) are calculated separately.

Furstenau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenau [derived from fürst, meaning 'prince'; the second element here is questionable, most likely Middle High German ouw(e), meaning 'water meadow', though possibly it might have no meaning]. It is the name of a few locations in Germany.

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Furstenau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furstenau is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as: Fürstenau. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furstenau? popularity and diffusion

Furstenau is the 596,518th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Furstenau live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 1,196,234. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nebraska, where 19 percent live, Utah, where 9 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Furstenau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Furstenau surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Furstenau earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $54,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fürstenau961,375/
Fuerstenau95427/
Fursteneau953/
Feurstenau951/
Fyurstenau951/
Furstnau9418/
Furstenu941/
Fuersteneau904/
Fuerstnau8940/
Firstenau894/
Ferstenau891/
Fyrstenau891/
Fursten888/
Furstnu880/
Fuerstneau8419/
Firstenwau840/
Furstein8243/
Furusten8231/
Fuersten825/
Foursten821/
Förstena821/
Feurstein781,311/
Ferstenou7831/
Fuerstein7811/
Feuersten782/
Forsten75665/
Fersten7573/
Firsten7571/
Fyrsten7557/
Fürsten7533/
Frosten7516/
Furston7514/
Fursden756/
Furstin752/
Fristen752/
Fresten752/
Försten751/
Frasten750/
Feuerstein748,632/
Feresteanu74154/
Feurestein7410/
Fiur-Stein746/
Feuerstien744/
Fouerstein741/
Fueurstein741/
Fuierstein740/
Forssten71192/
Forstein71117/
Ferstein7173/
Fristina7151/
Fristeen7129/
Feresten7128/
Fourston7127/
Frestina7113/
Fursedon7111/
Frastein719/
Farstein719/
Frysteen718/
Frostina716/
Ferstina716/
Forstina714/
Fiersten714/
Frastana714/
Frastina713/
Forosten713/
Frástein713/
Firesten712/
Firstein712/
Fairsten711/
Forstene711/
Fürstein711/
Forste'n711/
Forrsten711/
Forsteen710/
Foresten710/
Furstain710/
Freesten710/
Furstine710/
Forstean710/
Fruisten710/
Froisten710/
Feueerstein702/
Feuerestein701/
Fierstein67456/
Firestein67359/
Forostyna67313/
Ferestean67190/
Feirstein67184/
Frøystein67109/
Vuursteen6772/
Faerstein6768/
Freistein6766/
Forostina6764/
Fraustein6761/
Frijstein6757/
Firestien6748/
Friastana6746/
Fierstien6737/
Ferestien6734/
Fairstein6731/
Faristina6730/
Fursedonn6728/
Fristyana6726/
Freystein6719/
Froystein6717/
Firstania678/
Fauristin678/
Feuerstin677/
Frijsteen676/
Faurestin674/
Forostean672/
Friestien672/
Frostdean672/
Ferestein672/
Fröystein672/
Fewersten671/
Farrstein671/
Furssedon671/
Fraustina671/
Freestene671/
Ferostina671/
Forstinah671/
Forestein671/
Fraystein671/
Feuristin671/
Forresten671/
Fourie Steyn671/
Fursedown670/
Furestine670/
Forristen670/
Fewrstein670/
Fuerstine670/
Feurstine670/
Foriesten670/
Firesteen670/

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