Fürer Surname
Approximately 997 people bear this surname
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This is a German surname, meaning 'leader'.
Fürer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 928 | 1:8,850 | 1,443 |
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Furer (1,779) & Fűrer (1) are calculated separately.
Fürer Surname Meaning
Fürer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fürer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fürer is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Furer or Fűrer. For other possible spellings of Fürer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fürer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fürer is the 362,542nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,309,474 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fürer reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 928 people, or 1 in 8,850. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 47 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent live and Canton of Thurgau, where 7 percent live. Apart from Switzerland this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furer | 93 | 1,779 | / |
| Fűrer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Führer | 91 | 6,531 | / |
| Fürrer | 91 | 23 | / |
| Forer | 80 | 1,435 | / |
| Firer | 80 | 591 | / |
| Fürge | 80 | 43 | / |
| Führe | 80 | 18 | / |
| Fürry | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fürerová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Furrer | 73 | 12,565 | / |
| Fuhrer | 73 | 5,947 | / |
| Forrer | 73 | 3,980 | / |
| Feurer | 73 | 1,995 | / |
| Furger | 73 | 1,077 | / |
| Forier | 73 | 530 | / |
| Furzer | 73 | 475 | / |
| Fierer | 73 | 139 | / |
| Furere | 73 | 114 | / |
| Furier | 73 | 94 | / |
| Führes | 73 | 80 | / |
| Faurer | 73 | 67 | / |
| Fourer | 73 | 60 | / |
| Fuerer | 73 | 46 | / |
| Fihrer | 73 | 40 | / |
| Firrer | 73 | 21 | / |
| Foorer | 73 | 16 | / |
| Firier | 73 | 10 | / |
| Füresz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Fuirer | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fhurer | 73 | 8 | / |
| Forher | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fureur | 73 | 3 | / |
| Furher | 73 | 2 | / |
| Firher | 73 | 2 | / |
| Forzer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foreir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foerer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fűhrer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Forear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Führerová | 71 | 23 | / |
| Fire | 67 | 12,132 | / |
| Fure | 67 | 2,114 | / |
| Fuehrer | 67 | 1,235 | / |
| Fourier | 67 | 1,031 | / |
| Füri | 67 | 719 | / |
| Furrier | 67 | 298 | / |
| Fiehrer | 67 | 198 | / |
| Fürj | 67 | 156 | / |
| Forrier | 67 | 108 | / |
| Fourrer | 67 | 67 | / |
| Füry | 67 | 24 | / |
| Pfurrer | 67 | 10 | / |
| Feurier | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foehrer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Furrere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fierrer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Furherr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fuerrer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fuhrier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forre'r | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faurier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furreir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feurrer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuhrere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fürejsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faurere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foerrer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Futreer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Firrier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fuihrer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fhierer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfoerer | 67 | 0 | / |
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