Furstenburg Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Furstenburg Surname User-submission:

This 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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Furstenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4761:113,81913,655
United States681:5,330,278267,385
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England51:11,143,612252,590
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Fürstenburg (82) are calculated separately.

Furstenburg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This 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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Furstenburg Last Name Facts

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

Furstenburg is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Fürstenburg. Click here for further potential spellings of Furstenburg.

How Common Is The Last Name Furstenburg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Furstenburg is the 562,869th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,944,131 people. The last name Furstenburg is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Furstenburg are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 476 people, or 1 in 113,819. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 49 percent are found, Limpopo, where 13 percent are found and North West, where 11 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Furstenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Furstenburg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Furstenburg last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Furstenburg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Furstenburg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 191.59% more than the national average, earning R 692,940 per year and in United States they earn 46.96% more than the national average, earning $63,412 USD per year.

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