Führer Surname

75,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Führer Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'leader'.

Führer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9251:20,5112,720
Austria2,3281:3,658366
Switzerland1431:57,4337,281
Hungary821:119,71111,231
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

The alternate forms: Fuhrer (5,947) & Fűhrer (1) are calculated separately.

Führer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'leader'.

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Führer Last Name Facts

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

Führer is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as: Fuhrer or Fűhrer. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Führer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,196th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,115,839 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Führer are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,925 people, or 1 in 20,511. In Germany Führer is most common in: Hesse, where 24 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside and Bavaria, where 18 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 36 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Führer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Führer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuhrer945,947/
Fűhrer941/
Fürer91997/
Fihrer8340/
Fürrer8323/
Fhurer838/
Führerová8023/
Fuehrer771,235/
Fiehrer77198/
Fuhrier771/
Fhierer770/
Furer731,779/
Firer73591/
Fűrer731/
Fuhrherr717/
Fürerová711/
Fuhrheer711/
Furrer6712,565/
Fierer67139/
Furier6794/
Fuerer6746/
Firrer6721/
Phirer6713/
Firier6710/
Fureur673/
Firher672/
Furher672/
Fűhrerová671/

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