Furuness Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Furuness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furuness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada401:921,14070,350
United States291:12,498,584473,286
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Furuness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furuness has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Furuness? popularity and diffusion

Furuness is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Furuness live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 921,140. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Alberta, where 60 percent reside, British Columbia, where 23 percent reside and Ontario, where 15 percent reside. Besides Canada this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and The United States Virgin Islands, where 1 percent reside.

Furuness Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Furuness earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning $48,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Furunes93333/
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Furunets8814/
Furune86432/
Furones801,131/
Furunäs8084/
Furines801/
Furuune801/
Furónes801/
Forunes800/
Faurines751/
Furone71261/
Furuna7111/
Forune7110/
Furuni712/
Fourhones711/
Fouroutne711/
Forones671,448/
Forhune672/
Fourone671/
Foroneas6316/
Furhauna631/
Fouroumni592/
Forone5729/
Foruny579/
Foruna577/
Vuruni571/
Foronez532/
Foroney531/
Forhuna531/
Forzone531/
Vurunay531/

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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 Furuness
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