Ferdinand Surname
Approximately 73,170 people bear this surname
Ferdinand Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) World-Daring or Life-Daring [Gothic *Fairhonanth-s, from Gothic fairhuus, world = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. ferh-Old English feorh, life + a derivative of Gothic nanthjan = O.H.Ger.
Read More About This SurnameFerdinand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 23,878 | 1:569 | 71 |
| Haiti | 10,493 | 1:1,018 | 150 |
| Burundi | 8,774 | 1:1,117 | 317 |
| Tanzania | 8,719 | 1:6,072 | 785 |
| United States | 3,352 | 1:108,132 | 11,834 |
| Germany | 2,449 | 1:32,873 | 4,332 |
| France | 2,154 | 1:30,837 | 3,758 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,047 | 1:10,165 | 1,474 |
| Indonesia | 1,638 | 1:80,738 | 8,542 |
| Nigeria | 1,331 | 1:133,090 | 8,629 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| DR Congo | 609 | 1:121,313 | 13,192 |
| England | 588 | 1:94,759 | 10,119 |
| Saint Lucia | 545 | 1:328 | 52 |
| Cameroon | 544 | 1:38,178 | 5,107 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Canada | 391 | 1:94,234 | 10,282 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 317 | 1:4,303 | 708 |
| Mauritius | 240 | 1:5,389 | 1,084 |
| Australia | 212 | 1:127,338 | 13,906 |
| Namibia | 164 | 1:14,691 | 2,690 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 161 | 1:700 | 155 |
| Russia | 152 | 1:948,178 | 74,283 |
| Belgium | 136 | 1:84,534 | 13,247 |
| Denmark | 120 | 1:47,039 | 4,907 |
| Malaysia | 120 | 1:245,785 | 13,930 |
| Brazil | 110 | 1:1,946,130 | 62,141 |
| Guyana | 109 | 1:6,993 | 1,154 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Ivory Coast | 93 | 1:248,078 | 9,899 |
| Netherlands | 86 | 1:196,363 | 27,376 |
| India | 85 | 1:9,024,299 | 181,432 |
| Kenya | 73 | 1:632,601 | 28,796 |
| Romania | 71 | 1:282,787 | 25,901 |
| Barbados | 67 | 1:4,290 | 540 |
| Uruguay | 64 | 1:53,621 | 5,918 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 55 | 1:2,007 | 337 |
| Slovakia | 52 | 1:102,624 | 19,507 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Dominica | 41 | 1:1,851 | 305 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Czechia | 35 | 1:303,813 | 38,544 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Micronesia | 32 | 1:3,320 | 514 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Chile | 29 | 1:607,465 | 14,668 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Panama | 28 | 1:139,724 | 4,684 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28 | 1:1,971 | 329 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Central African Republic | 25 | 1:180,616 | 58 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Grenada | 10 | 1:10,854 | 835 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 99 | 1:246,216 | 18,027 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 203 | 1:247,383 | 20,545 |
The alternate forms: Ferdinánd (74) are calculated separately.
Ferdinand (426,327) may also be a first name.
Ferdinand Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) World-Daring or Life-Daring [Gothic *Fairhonanth-s, from Gothic fairhuus, world = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. ferh-Old English feorh, life + a derivative of Gothic nanthjan = O.H.Ger. nendjan-Old Saxon náðian = Old English néðan, to dare]
(English) Descendant of Ferdinand (journey, venture).
The personal name.
(German.) From Fred, peace, and rand, pure—pure peace.
Ferdinand Demographics
Ferdinand Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Ferdinand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferdinand Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ferdinand (Arabic: فردناند, Marathi: फेरीदानंद, Oriya: େଫରଦିନା, Russian: Фердинанд) is borne by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Ferdinánd. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ferdinand.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferdinand? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ferdinand is the 7,761st most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 99,597 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Ferdinand live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. Ferdinand is also the 2,399th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 426,327 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Chad, where it is borne by 23,878 people, or 1 in 569. Outside of Chad Ferdinand is found in 127 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 14 percent are found and Burundi, where 12 percent are found.
Ferdinand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ferdinand has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,651 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 594 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferdinand Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (63%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Ferdinand surname are 11.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.64% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ferdinand earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning R 236,268 per year; in United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $46,626 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdinánd | 96 | 74 | / |
| Ferdinands | 95 | 3,041 | / |
| Ferdinandt | 95 | 74 | / |
| Fferdinand | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ferdineand | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ferdinhand | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ferdinan | 94 | 1,003 | / |
| Fredinand | 89 | 1,983 | / |
| Ferdynand | 89 | 109 | / |
| Ferdinant | 89 | 99 | / |
| Verdinand | 89 | 60 | / |
| Fardinand | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ferdinang | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ferdenand | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ferdinane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ferdinond | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fordinand | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ferdinandova | 86 | 341 | / |
| Ferdinandová | 86 | 76 | / |
| Ferdinante | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ffredinand | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pherdinand | 84 | 1 | / |
| Verdinan | 82 | 135 | / |
| Firdinan | 82 | 16 | / |
| Ferdenan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Fredinan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ferdinam | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fredinant | 78 | 16 | / |
| Ferdenant | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fardinant | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ferdinont | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ferdinham | 78 | 0 | / |
| Ferdenond | 78 | 0 | / |
| Fredenand | 78 | 0 | / |
| Ferdinantova | 76 | 2 | / |
| Ferdhynant | 74 | 67 | / |
| Phardinand | 74 | 5 | / |
| Fredynant | 67 | 1 | / |
Ferdinand Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand in the Oriya language | ||
| େଫରଦିନା | epharadina | 33.33 |
| େଫଡିର୍ନା | ephadirna | 16.67 |
| ଫଡିର୍ନ | phadirna | 16.67 |
| େଫରଦୀନା | epharadina | 16.67 |
| େଫରଦିନ | epharadina | 16.67 |
| Ferdinand in the Marathi language | ||
| फेरीदानंद | pheridananda | 33.33 |
| डनंद | dananda | 33.33 |
| डनंड | dananda | 33.33 |
| Ferdinand in the Russian language | ||
| Фердинанд | ferdinand | - |
| Ferdinand in the Arabic language | ||
| فردناند | frdnand | - |
| فرديناند | frdynand | - |
| فردينان | frdynan | - |
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