Furukiya Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Furukiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furukiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Furukiya Last Name Facts

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

Furukiya is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Furukiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furukiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Furukiya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 192,978. In Zimbabwe Furukiya is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 31 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfurukiya941/
Furukaya8839/
Furikiya883/
Furukai8010/
Furukea801/
Furukoji75346/
Furukaji75173/
Feurukau755/
Fouroukie711/
Pfurukayi711/
Vurukai671/
Furuskoj631/
Vurukayi631/
Fouroukou592/
Virukai53209/
Fourokou5029/
Fourikou5023/
Vhirukai5010/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Furukiya
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