Furuoya Surname

410,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Furuoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furuoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8471:150,9387,678
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Furuoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furuoya is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furuoya? popularity and diffusion

Furuoya is the 410,325th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,563,509 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Furuoya live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 847 people, or 1 in 150,938. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 85 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent reside and Akita Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furuya92113,194/
Furoya921/
Furoy83105/
Furoa837/
Furuy831/
Furuyaya801/
Furiya771,280/
Furaya7740/
Fauroy7727/
Furuia7715/
Furoyi7712/
Furroy779/
Furujo775/
Furuye775/
Fureya773/
Furuyo772/
Firoya771/
Fouroy771/
Furyia771/
Foroya771/
Furoja771/
Furboy770/
Furiyah7144/
Furuiye7125/
Fouriya7118/
Furbiya713/
Fauriya712/
Furraya711/
Furuyeh711/
Furuyuo711/
Fureeya711/
Fuiriya711/
Fouroja711/
Furui679,390/
Furey677,362/
Furay67608/
Fauriyah67330/
Furue67257/
Furau67248/
Furai67239/
Furaa6783/
Furão6769/
Furoi6756/
Furye6749/
Furoj678/
Furea674/
Foroy674/
Foroa673/
Furuj671/
Furueaha671/
Furoe671/
Firoy671/
Furae670/

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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 Furuoya
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