Fürstenau Surname

280,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fürstenau Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenau [derived from fürst, meaning 'prince'; the second element here is questionable, most likely Middle High German ouw(e), meaning 'water meadow', though possibly it might have no meaning].

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Fürstenau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3521:59,5457,678
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Furstenau (522) are calculated separately.

Fürstenau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenau [derived from fürst, meaning 'prince'; the second element here is questionable, most likely Middle High German ouw(e), meaning 'water meadow', though possibly it might have no meaning]. It is the name of a few locations in Germany.

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Fürstenau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fürstenau is found most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms: Furstenau. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fürstenau.

How Common Is The Last Name Fürstenau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 280,785th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,300,033 people. The surname Fürstenau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Fürstenau live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,352 people, or 1 in 59,545. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Berlin, where 22 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Germany Fürstenau exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Fürstenau Last Name Statistics demography

Fürstenau earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 194.18% more than the national average, earning 1,018,110 kr per year.

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