Fürst Surname

29,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Fürst Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'prince'.

Fürst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,0401:6,686824
Austria3,3101:2,573230
Switzerland1,4681:5,595853
Czechia4651:22,8683,531
Hungary3661:26,8202,977
Sweden1841:53,5154,137
Slovenia1171:21,2624,726
Norway641:80,34811,180
Poland611:623,09455,804
Slovakia451:118,58822,142
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Furst (6,274), Fűrst (27) & Furšt (12) are calculated separately.

Fürst Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'prince'.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furst936,274/
Fűrst9327/
Fürste91433/
Fürsth916/
Führst911/
Fürszt911/
Furšt8712/
Fürstte831/
Forst807,200/
First802,020/
Vürst8071/
Fuerst734,268/
Firszt73839/
Fierst73750/
Foerst73552/
Forsht73175/
Forszt73126/
Firsht7359/
Fürcht7358/
Feurst7349/
Furste7332/
Forsth7332/
Fursht7316/
Fuirst7310/
Fursts738/
Firsst738/
Forrst736/
Firsth734/
Furszt733/
Fourst732/
Pforst731/
Pfirst730/
Faurst730/
Forscht6794/
Fierszt675/
Firscht671/
Furscth671/
Furscht671/
Forssth671/

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