Ferber Surname
Approximately 10,842 people bear this surname
Ferber Surname Definition:
= Furber, q.v.
Ferber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,706 | 1:17,107 | 2,257 |
| United States | 3,481 | 1:104,125 | 11,462 |
| France | 619 | 1:107,306 | 15,912 |
| Canada | 217 | 1:169,795 | 17,065 |
| Russia | 215 | 1:670,340 | 57,576 |
| Poland | 143 | 1:265,795 | 32,854 |
| England | 133 | 1:418,933 | 28,433 |
| Brazil | 125 | 1:1,712,595 | 55,994 |
| Kazakhstan | 118 | 1:149,852 | 15,002 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| Philippines | 100 | 1:1,012,382 | 86,556 |
| Ecuador | 97 | 1:163,978 | 7,313 |
| Argentina | 95 | 1:449,931 | 33,821 |
| Luxembourg | 88 | 1:6,597 | 990 |
| Austria | 77 | 1:110,590 | 15,709 |
| Switzerland | 76 | 1:108,065 | 11,329 |
| Belgium | 65 | 1:176,871 | 23,883 |
| Uruguay | 60 | 1:57,196 | 6,215 |
| Hungary | 57 | 1:172,215 | 15,080 |
| Ukraine | 52 | 1:875,436 | 85,376 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Croatia | 24 | 1:176,192 | 22,291 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 409 | 1:122,784 | 11,929 |
Ferber (37) may also be a first name.
Ferber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Furber, q.v.
(German) A painter or stainer.
(from an ancestor's occupation) A variant of Farber, a dyer of cloth or a stainer of hides.
Ferber Demographics
Ferber Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Ferber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ferber (Russian: Фербер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferber? popularity and diffusion
Ferber is the 47,688th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 672,159 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Ferber reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ferber is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 37 people.
The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,706 people, or 1 in 17,107. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside, Bavaria, where 20 percent reside and Hesse, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany Ferber exists in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.
Ferber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ferber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 851 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ferber surname is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Ferber last name are 3.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.35% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ferber earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.55% more than the national average, earning 493,334 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 104.91% more than the national average, earning R 486,936 per year; in United States they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning $51,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $49,796 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ferber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferber in the Russian language | ||
| Фербер | ferber | - |
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Footnotes
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