Le Fur Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Le Fur Surname Definition:

(Armoric), the Wise or Sage.

Le Fur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5621:118,19017,827
England151:3,714,537119,675
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Le Fur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Armoric), the Wise or Sage.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Le Fur Last Name Facts

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

Le Fur occurs most in France. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Fur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Le Fur is the 520,022nd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,641,447 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Le Fur reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 562 people, or 1 in 118,190. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 29 percent are found, Brittany, where 27 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent are found. Apart from France it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Feur92149/
Le Four923/
Le Faure8615/
Le Feure865/
Le Furth861/
Le-Fur832/
La Fur831/
Le For830/
La Four7715/
La Feur771/
La Fure770/
Le-Feure714/
La-Four625/

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