Furtana Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Furtana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furtana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7531:103,3498,943
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397

Furtana Last Name Facts

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

Furtana (Arabic: فورتاني, Hindi: फुर्तना) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furtana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Furtana is the 444,963rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Furtana live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 753 people, or 1 in 103,349. In Turkey Furtana is primarily found in: Usak Province, where 30 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside and Sivas Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Turkey Furtana occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fhourtana881/
Firtana86812/
Furtona8659/
Fortana8652/
Furtani8646/
Furtano864/
Furtane861/
Furtany860/
Fourtane80139/
Fourtané805/
Forthana801/
Fourtani801/
Fourtouna7563/
Fourtanet7523/
Phurthana751/
Furtanets751/
Fuertenau751/
Fourtounas71181/
Fortane7181/
Furtoni7162/
Fortaña7138/
Fortona7120/
Virtana7116/
Furtone717/
Furtono715/
Fortané713/
Fortaney6786/
Fortouna6784/
Forthane6730/
Fortaine678/
Foortani671/
Fortanie671/
Furtouni671/
Fortayne671/
Fortaniy671/
Fortanni671/
Fortanyi671/

Furtana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furtana in the Hindi language
फुर्तनाphurtana50
फुरतनाphuratana50
Furtana in the Arabic language
فورتانيfwrtany-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Furtana
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