Fürer Surname

362,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fürer Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'leader'.

Fürer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9281:8,8501,443
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Furer (1,779) & Fűrer (1) are calculated separately.

Fürer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'leader'.

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Fürer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fürer is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Furer or Fűrer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fürer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fürer is the 362,542nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,309,474 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fürer are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Fürer is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 928 people, or 1 in 8,850. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 47 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 7 percent are found. Other than Switzerland Fürer occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furer931,779/
Fűrer931/
Führer916,531/
Fürrer9123/
Forer801,435/
Firer80591/
Fürge8043/
Führe8018/
Fürry801/
Fürerová771/
Furrer7312,565/
Fuhrer735,947/
Forrer733,980/
Feurer731,995/
Furger731,077/
Forier73530/
Furzer73475/
Fierer73139/
Furere73114/
Furier7394/
Führes7380/
Faurer7367/
Fourer7360/
Fuerer7346/
Fihrer7340/
Firrer7321/
Foorer7316/
Firier7310/
Füresz739/
Fuirer738/
Fhurer738/
Forher734/
Fureur733/
Furher732/
Firher732/
Forzer732/
Foreir731/
Foerer731/
Fűhrer731/
Forear731/
Führerová7123/
Fire6712,132/
Fure672,114/
Fuehrer671,235/
Fourier671,031/
Füri67719/
Furrier67298/
Fiehrer67198/
Fürj67156/
Forrier67108/
Fourrer6767/
Füry6724/
Pfurrer6710/
Feurier678/
Foehrer677/
Furrere676/
Fierrer676/
Furherr674/
Fuerrer672/
Fuhrier671/
Forre'r671/
Faurier671/
Furreir671/
Feurrer671/
Fuhrere671/
Fürejsz671/
Faurere671/
Foerrer671/
Futreer670/
Firrier670/
Fuihrer670/
Fhierer670/
Pfoerer670/

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