Ferding Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ferding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden161:615,42245,338
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ferding (11) may also be a first name.

Ferding Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferding (Russian: Фердинг) is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferding? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Ferding are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 615,422. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Skåne County, where 38 percent reside, Blekinge County, where 31 percent reside and Västmanland County, where 31 percent reside. Excluding Sweden Ferding occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Ferding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferding has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferding surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fierding931/
Ferdin921,105/
Foehrding880/
Ferdina86420/
Fording86329/
Freding86200/
Verding86106/
Ferdion8629/
Ferdind863/
Färding862/
Farding862/
Ferddin861/
Ferzdin861/
Verdingh8086/
Voerding8085/
Föhrding8013/
Verdding8013/
Fredding801/
Verdin7717,404/
Fredin772,625/
Ferdyn771,268/
Ferden77202/
Ferdén7734/
Firdin7717/
Ferdim7710/
Vording71337/
Vörding71112/
Firdina7194/
Fardink7179/
Virding7154/
Firdion7142/
Verdien7130/
Ferdyna7126/
Varding7124/
Fredäng7123/
Fredeng7113/
Fayrdin718/
Ferdeen718/
Verdijn712/
Fredihn711/
Fordink711/
Veirdin711/
Verdinn711/
Ferdend710/
Fayredin672/
D'Verdin671/

Ferding Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferding in the Russian language
Фердингferding-

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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 Ferding
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