Fürjes Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Fürjes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fürjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary5541:17,7191,996
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Furjes (91), Fürješ (23), Fűrjes (2), Furješ (2) & Fűrješ (1) are calculated separately.

Fürjes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fürjes is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Furjes, Fürješ, Fűrjes, Furješ or Fűrješ. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fürjes? popularity and diffusion

Fürjes is the 558,412th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fürjes reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Fürjes is most common in Hungary, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 17,719. In Hungary Fürjes is most frequent in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 44 percent are found, Budapest, where 29 percent are found and Pest County, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary Fürjes exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furjes9491/
Fürješ9423/
Fűrjes942/
Fürtjes92132/
Furješ892/
Fűrješ891/
Forjes83226/
Firjes831/
Fürjesová8011/
Fürtges77117/
Fürjész7777/
Furtjes7729/
Furjesz773/
Fűrjesz771/
Fürjeszová751/
Fürge7343/
Furje736/
Foortjes7120/
Fürješová6730/
Furyes6729/
Furges6725/
Forces6723/
Forses6722/
Firješ6715/
Forjez675/
Furije674/
Furjesova674/
Forjis672/
Furzes672/
Fories672/
Furies672/
Foryes672/
Furjeĺ671/
Virjes671/
Fűrjesová671/
Fúrjesová671/
Fürche671/
Furhes671/
Furjeh671/
Furjesová671/
Furjeľ671/
Firies670/

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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
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  • 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 Fürjes
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