Furtune Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Furtune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furtune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Moldova341:104,74612,442
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Furtune (191) may also be a first name.

Furtune Last Name Facts

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

Furtune (Russian: Фуртунэ) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furtune? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Furtune live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 657,437th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 191 people.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,217,278. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Udmurt Republic, where 34 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 26 percent are found and Moscow, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Russia Furtune occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 27 percent are found and Ukraine, where 8 percent are found.

Furtune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Furtune has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Furtune surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Furtune Last Name Statistics demography

Furtune earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourtune9347/
Furtuned931/
Furtun92621/
Fourtunes882/
Fortune8653,756/
Furtuna868,990/
Furtună86772/
Furtone867/
Furtine865/
Furtuny862/
Furtung862/
Fourtun860/
Fourtounes8211/
Fortunee8052/
Fortuine8050/
Fortuney8038/
Fourtuin804/
Fortunie804/
Fourtuna804/
Forthune803/
Fortunne801/
Furtouni801/
Fourtuny801/
Fourtuné801/
Phurtune801/
Forttune800/
Fortun774,519/
Furton772,075/
Fourtouni75178/
Fourtouna7563/
Furtunova7512/
Fourtunis752/
Fortuna7159,813/
Fortuin7131,579/
Fortuny714,232/
Forthun71515/
Fortuni71492/
Fourton71438/
Fourtounis71363/
Fortuyn7199/
Furtoni7162/
Furtona7159/
Fortone716/
Feurton712/
Fortüne711/
Fortunn711/
Firtine710/
Fortuijn6796/
Fortouna6784/
Fourthon6764/
Fortouni6728/
Forrtuna673/
Fortunna672/
Fortunny672/
Fortunay671/
Forthuna671/

Furtune Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furtune in the Russian language
Фуртунэfurtune-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Furtune
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