Ferescu Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ferescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2541:79,0479,315
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ferescu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferescu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferescu? popularity and diffusion

Ferescu is the 998,609th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. Ferescu is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ferescu live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.

It is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 79,047. In Romania it is mostly found in: Caraș-Severin County, where 81 percent reside, Constanța County, where 11 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent reside. Beside Romania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fierescu932/
Feresu9211/
Firescu86759/
Ferascu8649/
Feresui8621/
Verescu867/
Ferăscu862/
Ferecus862/
Ferecuș861/
Vierescu8084/
Fîrțescu801/
Veresu774/
Ferezou7165/
Veeresu7149/
Veresku711/
Feriskus676/
Fărțăscu674/
Viresu623/
Feriku621/
Varesku5710/
Ferriku571/
Firekeu571/
Firisui571/
Verekou571/
Voresku571/

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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
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  • 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 Ferescu
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