Fürstenau Surname
Approximately 1,375 people bear this surname
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].
Read More About This SurnameFürstenau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,352 | 1:59,545 | 7,678 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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.
- deleted-173293Fürstenau Demographics
Average Fürstenau Salary in
Norway
1,018,110 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
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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