Ferdnand Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Ferdnand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferdnand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3791:139,68812,861
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Ferdnand (1,153) may also be a first name.

Ferdnand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferdnand occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferdnand? popularity and diffusion

It is the 711,133rd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The surname Ferdnand occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ferdnand reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ferdnand is also the 234,291st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,153 people.

The last name Ferdnand is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 139,688. In Tanzania Ferdnand is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 44 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ferdnand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferdnand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferdnand last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferdnand Last Name Statistics demography

Ferdnand earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferdnandd941/
Ferdnan931/
Ferdinnand894/
Frednand883,815/
Ferdnant883/
Ferdnamd881/
Verdnand880/
Frednan801/
Ferdnam801/
Verdnon673/

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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 Ferdnand
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