Feragen Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Feragen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feragen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3061:16,8052,058
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Feragen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feragen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feragen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 637,196th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Feragen live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 16,805. In Norway it is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 56 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 34 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Norway it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Feragen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feragen surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Feragen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.78% less than the national average, earning 294,921 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $39,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $44,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferragen932/
Ferangen931/
Fergagen930/
Ferhagen930/
Veragen86457/
Feragne8654/
Feragin869/
Feregen861/
Verhagen8012,210/
Ferragne80244/
Ferragem8024/
Veraegen801/
Verhaegen756,963/
Verhaagen75408/
Verhaggen753/
Voragen71205/
Feracin71172/
Ferasin71121/
Firagin7154/
Faragin7114/
Veregen719/
Ferazin717/
Farogen711/
Varagen711/
Verhagn710/
Ferracin672,344/
Ferrazin67176/
Vereggen67130/
Vorhagen67103/
Ferrasin6793/
Virragen677/
Ferachin675/
Firachen674/
Verhasen674/
Verhogen672/
Varragen672/
Vereagin671/
Vairagen671/
Varhagen671/
Virhagen670/
Verhegen670/

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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
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  • 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 Feragen
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