Furstenberg Surname
Approximately 1,020 people bear this surname
Furstenberg Surname User-submission:
Furstenberg is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenberg [meaning 'princess mountain', derived from fürst, meaning 'prince', and berg, meaning 'mountain' = fürst(-en-)berg] in Germany, most likely referring to the one in North Rhine-Westphalia, on Brandenburg, though there are a few others.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 460 | 1:787,954 | 60,928 |
| South Africa | 402 | 1:134,770 | 15,652 |
| Israel | 33 | 1:259,322 | 23,464 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Fürstenberg (1,626) are calculated separately.
Furstenberg Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Furstenberg is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenberg [meaning 'princess mountain', derived from fürst, meaning 'prince', and berg, meaning 'mountain' = fürst(-en-)berg] in Germany, most likely referring to the one in North Rhine-Westphalia, on Brandenburg, though there are a few others.
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Furstenberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furstenberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Furstenberg is most common in The United States. It can also occur as: Fürstenberg. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Furstenberg? popularity and diffusion
The last name Furstenberg is the 356,197th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,144,653 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Furstenberg are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Furstenberg is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 787,954. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 39 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.
Furstenberg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Furstenberg surname are 15.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.75% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Furstenberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.68% more than the national average, earning R 438,864 per year and in United States they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $46,246 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fürstenberg | 97 | 1,626 | / |
| Fuerstenberg | 96 | 854 | / |
| Feurstenberg | 96 | 1 | / |
| Furstenburg | 91 | 563 | / |
| Firstenberg | 91 | 243 | / |
| Furstemberg | 91 | 33 | / |
| Furstenborg | 91 | 19 | / |
| Forstenberg | 91 | 8 | / |
| Fuerstemberg | 87 | 3 | / |
| Fuerstenburg | 87 | 2 | / |
| Fürstnberg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Firschtenberg | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fürstenburg | 82 | 82 | / |
| Firstenburg | 82 | 24 | / |
| Furstemburg | 82 | 1 | / |
| Firsztemberg | 78 | 1 | / |
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