Furya Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Furya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
India141:54,790,384527,769
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Furya (113) may also be a first name.

Furya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furya (Hindi: फूरया, Russian: Фуря) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Furya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Furya reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 113 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Furya is most numerous in: Jigawa, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furyha9112/
Furrya915/
Furyad911/
Furia805,259/
Firya8046/
Forya8038/
Furja8027/
Vurya8010/
Furea804/
Furía801/
Furyo801/
Fauria73403/
Fouria7359/
Foryah7337/
Furiah7319/
Vourya7316/
Fureha7314/
Furiat737/
Firyah737/
Furias735/
Furria734/
Furgia732/
Furija732/
Futria731/
Feuria731/
Foureau67575/
Fauriat67340/
Furreea6785/
Furgeau6757/
Fauriah6737/
Furiath675/
Furiatt675/
Furijat675/
Foraaya674/
Faurias672/
Faurzia671/
Fourria671/
Furiasz671/
Vuraiya671/
Furegia671/
Fourrea670/

Furya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Furya in the Hindi language
फूरयाphuraya-
Furya in the Russian language
Фуряfura-

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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 Furya
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