Ferchan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Ferchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ferchan Last Name Facts

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

Ferchan is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferchan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Ferchan reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,800,875. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Ferchan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferchan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferchan surname contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferchane93209/
Ferchain932/
Ferchank931/
Ferchand930/
Ferhan922,911/
Fercan9258/
Ferhane863,713/
Farchan86518/
Verchan8646/
Firchan869/
Forchan864/
Ferhaan863/
Ferchon862/
Ferkhan861/
Ferhean861/
Fherhan861/
Ferhang861/
Ferhand860/
Ferhaten80283/
Verchain80282/
Frechain8014/
Ferkhane802/
Ferhanne801/
Fharchan801/
Fretchan800/
Ferjan77503/
Fersan77420/
Ferzan77150/
Firhan77132/
Fircan7727/
Fyrhan7715/
Ferham775/
Feržan775/
Fercen774/
Fercon774/
Phetrchan751/
Frechon71258/
Ferhoun71231/
Ferjanc71153/
Ferjane71143/
Fergian7133/
Firshan7129/
Ferzand7125/
Forchon7117/
Ferzane714/
Ferjand713/
Ferdjan712/
Verchon712/
Varchan712/
Fărcean711/
Fershon711/
Ferjean711/
Fercsán711/
Ferhein710/
Firchon710/
Virchan710/
Fiercon710/
Ferhoune67604/
Frechein6748/
Frechsen6710/
Firshaan672/
Pheerhan671/
Ferdjane671/
Fercione671/
Firshang670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ferchan
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