Furnæs Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Furnæs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furnæs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

The alternate forms: Furns (16) are calculated separately.

Furnæs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Furnæs occurs most in Norway. It may appear in the variant forms: Furns. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furnæs? popularity and diffusion

Furnæs is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Furnæs are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 100 percent live.

Furnæs Last Name Statistics demography

Furnæs earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.58% less than the national average, earning 250,646 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furns9716/
Fornæs8328/
Furens832/
Feurns830/
Faurens77189/
Fornæss7718/
Fourens772/
Furgins771/
Furinss771/
Feurins770/
Forns731,123/
Firns73199/
Vurns7324/
Furnz731/
Forens67113/
Firens6780/
Vurens6776/
Fornås675/
Furnce673/
Vurnss671/
Firins671/
Furems671/
Forins671/
Fierens622,932/
Vuurens62229/
Forrens623/
Forinsh622/
Furenje622/
Forrins621/
Forenss621/
Furence620/
Fierrens572/
Feurence571/
Furrence570/
Forenz5019/
Virins5014/
Virens5011/
Firenz506/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Furnæs
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