Ferenec Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Ferenec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferenec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1381:30,6426,290
Slovakia681:78,47715,212
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Fereneč (2) are calculated separately.

Ferenec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferenec is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Fereneč. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferenec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,048,281st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Ferenec are found; 58 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Ferenec is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 30,642. In Croatia Ferenec is most numerous in: Varaždin County, where 36 percent reside, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 19 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Croatia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Ferenec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ferenec are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Ferenec earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $41,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fereneč952/
Fereniec93380/
Fiereniec881/
Ferenez8632/
Ferenes862/
Ferenecová8220/
Ferenecova821/
Ferenets801,088/
Vereneck8012/
Feryniec8011/
Ferenick806/
Ferenesh804/
Ferenich802/
Ferenečová711/
Ferines711/
Fereniz711/
Verenicz6712/
Firenesh679/
Frejnick673/
Verenets672/
Feresnyk672/
Firenick671/
Ferynycz671/
Ferrines671/
Verenick670/

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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 Ferenec
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