Fürj Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Fürj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fürj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1541:63,7426,604
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

The alternate forms: Furj (12) & Fűrj (1) are calculated separately.

Fürj Last Name Facts

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

Fürj has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may also be found in the variant forms: Furj or Fűrj. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fürj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fürj is the 1,398,030th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Fürj is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fürj reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most common in Hungary, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 63,742. In Hungary Fürj is primarily found in: Budapest, where 18 percent are found, Csongrád County, where 14 percent are found and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 13 percent are found. Barring Hungary this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furj9212/
Fűrj921/
Füri75719/
Füry7524/
Firj752/
Forj751/
Fürejsz731/
Fürer67997/
Fürch67345/
Führi6747/
Fürge6743/
Furij6725/
Führe6718/
Firij6717/
Foroj6717/
Furoj678/
Furje676/
Führa674/
Forij672/
Führy671/
Foraj671/
Fürry671/
Furuj671/

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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 Fürj
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