Fürst Surname
Approximately 18,206 people bear this surname
Fürst Surname User-submission:
This is a German surname, meaning 'prince'.
Fürst Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Germany | 12,040 | 1:6,686 | 824 |
Austria | 3,310 | 1:2,573 | 230 |
Switzerland | 1,468 | 1:5,595 | 853 |
Czechia | 465 | 1:22,868 | 3,531 |
Hungary | 366 | 1:26,820 | 2,977 |
Sweden | 184 | 1:53,515 | 4,137 |
Slovenia | 117 | 1:21,262 | 4,726 |
Norway | 64 | 1:80,348 | 11,180 |
Poland | 61 | 1:623,094 | 55,804 |
Slovakia | 45 | 1:118,588 | 22,142 |
South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Furst (6,274), Fűrst (27) & Furšt (12) are calculated separately.
Fürst Surname Meaning
Fürst Demographics
Average Fürst Salary in
Norway
461,693 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Fürst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fürst Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fürst is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Furst, Fűrst or Furšt. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fürst? popularity and diffusion
Fürst is the 29,436th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 400,283 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fürst are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 12,040 people, or 1 in 6,686. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 39 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 18 percent are found and Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.
Fürst Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Fürst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 33.41% more than the national average, earning 461,693 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning R 283,560 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Furst | 93 | 6,274 | / |
Fűrst | 93 | 27 | / |
Fürste | 91 | 433 | / |
Fürsth | 91 | 6 | / |
Führst | 91 | 1 | / |
Fürszt | 91 | 1 | / |
Furšt | 87 | 12 | / |
Fürstte | 83 | 1 | / |
Forst | 80 | 7,200 | / |
First | 80 | 2,020 | / |
Vürst | 80 | 71 | / |
Fuerst | 73 | 4,268 | / |
Firszt | 73 | 839 | / |
Fierst | 73 | 750 | / |
Foerst | 73 | 552 | / |
Forsht | 73 | 175 | / |
Forszt | 73 | 126 | / |
Firsht | 73 | 59 | / |
Fürcht | 73 | 58 | / |
Feurst | 73 | 49 | / |
Furste | 73 | 32 | / |
Forsth | 73 | 32 | / |
Fursht | 73 | 16 | / |
Fuirst | 73 | 10 | / |
Fursts | 73 | 8 | / |
Firsst | 73 | 8 | / |
Forrst | 73 | 6 | / |
Firsth | 73 | 4 | / |
Furszt | 73 | 3 | / |
Fourst | 73 | 2 | / |
Pforst | 73 | 1 | / |
Pfirst | 73 | 0 | / |
Faurst | 73 | 0 | / |
Forscht | 67 | 94 | / |
Fierszt | 67 | 5 | / |
Firscht | 67 | 1 | / |
Furscth | 67 | 1 | / |
Furscht | 67 | 1 | / |
Forssth | 67 | 1 | / |
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