Ferald Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ferald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ferald (119) may also be a first name.

Ferald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferald is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferald? popularity and diffusion

Ferald is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ferald reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 856,040th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 119 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maine, where 50 percent live and Virginia, where 50 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.

Ferald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ferald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferald last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrald920/
Fgerald920/
Feral911,258/
Ferreald860/
Ferral834,482/
Fergal83487/
Ferail8360/
Fereal8351/
Ferhal8331/
Ferale8329/
Fejral8314/
Feyral8312/
Verald8310/
Ferall835/
Ferold834/
Ferahl832/
Fesral832/
Feralt832/
Feeral831/
Fearal830/
Ferrall771,069/
Fergalh771,032/
Ferault77236/
Farrald7744/
Ferrold7731/
Ferrale778/
Ferreal773/
Faraild771/
Feratil771/
Feratel771/
Ferralt771/
Ferrail770/
Feyrall770/
Voerald770/
Fergall770/
Fearall770/
Veral731,909/
Ferol731,046/
Firal7350/
Féral731/
Feraille71486/
Ferrault71117/
Feralová712/
Ferraile711/
Fereault711/
Fhergall711/
Ferrol671,062/
Verral67208/
Feroul67196/
Firzal6752/
Pheral6749/
Verhal6746/
Ferraille6743/
Fairal6727/
Veeral6725/
Verall6718/
Verail6713/
Ferole679/
Vereal677/
Firale676/
Fereil675/
Freold674/
Veraal672/
Veraul672/
Verold672/
Veyral672/
Fytral672/
Firall672/
Féreal671/
Veiral671/
Farold671/
Feroil671/
Ferreault671/
Veural671/
Férale671/
Fayral671/
Feirol671/
Veralt671/
Faralt671/
Frehal670/

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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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  • 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 Ferald
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