Fürstenberg Surname
Approximately 1,626 people bear this surname
Fürstenberg Surname Definition:
Place name in Baden, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg and Westphalia, Germany.
Read More About This SurnameFürstenberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,538 | 1:52,344 | 6,813 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Furstenberg (1,020) are calculated separately.
Fürstenberg Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Place name in Baden, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg and Westphalia, Germany.
User-submitted Reference
This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Fürstenberg [meaning 'princess mountain', derived from fürst, meaning 'prince', and berg, meaning 'mountain' = fürst(-en-)berg] in Germany, most likely referring to the one in North Rhine-Westphalia, on Brandenburg, though there are a few others.
- deleted-173293Fürstenberg Demographics
Average Fürstenberg Salary in
Norway
706,173 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Fürstenberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fürstenberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fürstenberg is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Furstenberg. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fürstenberg? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fürstenberg is the 244,900th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,481,886 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fürstenberg are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,538 people, or 1 in 52,344. In Germany Fürstenberg is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside, Berlin, where 14 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany Fürstenberg exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Fürstenberg Last Name Statistics demography
Fürstenberg earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 104.05% more than the national average, earning 706,173 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furstenberg | 97 | 1,020 | / |
| Fürstnberg | 95 | 1 | / |
| Firstenberg | 91 | 243 | / |
| Fürstenburg | 91 | 82 | / |
| Forstenberg | 91 | 8 | / |
| Fuerstenberg | 87 | 854 | / |
| Feurstenberg | 87 | 1 | / |
| Firschtenberg | 83 | 4 | / |
| Furstenburg | 82 | 563 | / |
| Furstemberg | 82 | 33 | / |
| Firstenburg | 82 | 24 | / |
| Furstenborg | 82 | 19 | / |
| Fuerstemberg | 78 | 3 | / |
| Fuerstenburg | 78 | 2 | / |
| Firsztemberg | 78 | 1 | / |
| Furstemburg | 73 | 1 | / |
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