Ferete Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ferete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1511:13,4612,986
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ferete (253) may also be a first name.

Ferete Last Name Facts

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

Ferete occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ferete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferete? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,290,735th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ferete live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ferete is also the 560,146th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 253 people.

The last name Ferete is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 13,461. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 36 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 27 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Ferete Last Name Statistics demography

Ferete earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrete921,549/
Ferette9287/
Ferhete922/
Foerete920/
Fereter920/
Feret915,315/
Ferrette86547/
Ferreter8670/
Ferester8623/
Fereshte8617/
Ferretez8610/
Ferretes866/
Ferhette862/
Ferestte861/
Ferret836,328/
Fereti83781/
Fieret83445/
Ferate8371/
Fereta8364/
Verete8328/
Ferest8326/
Fereed8310/
Ferhet839/
Forete836/
Feyret834/
Ferets832/
Ferget832/
Ferety832/
Feuret831/
Fheret831/
Ferett831/
Fearet831/
Farete831/
Feriet831/
Ferite831/
Fereit831/
Ferejt831/
Firete831/
Ferretter8021/
Ferrettie8017/
Ferrester803/
Fearrette802/
Ferrett771,396/
Ferreti771,156/
Feretti77427/
Ferrate77319/
Verette77306/
Ferhate77244/
Ferrite77232/
Faretie7775/
Ferrest7764/
Ferrety7760/
Forette7751/
Feretis7743/
Fiorete7735/
Ferreta7728/
Fierret7715/
Feretta778/
Feretiz775/
Fereadt775/
Ferreté775/
Feriote775/
Ferrets774/
Ferhetz774/
Feriteh774/
Verrete773/
Ferreth773/
Ferites773/
Fehrest773/
Farette772/
Ferotte772/
Feratte772/
Veretey771/
Ferreit771/
Farrete771/
Fereita771/
Ferretz771/
Ferrote771/
Firette771/
Veretie771/
Fiereta771/
Feriste771/
Feritez771/
Feretts771/
Ferriet771/
Foraete771/
Veretei771/
Foerote771/
Farhete771/
Feriter770/
Feritte770/
Feirety770/
Ferreet770/
Feareit770/
Fettrether751/
Veret731,833/
Ferit73221/
Firet73120/
Féret7332/
Fered7324/
Frejt7311/
Feryt731/
Ferretti7145,657/
Ferretiz712,197/
Verrette711,393/
Ferriter711,063/
Forrette71393/
Ferretis71321/
Ferretta71191/
Ferretty7166/
Feretich7151/
Ferreita7148/
Fiorette7136/
Feretová7116/
Fehresti7111/
Vereatea7110/
Ferhatte715/
Firetech714/
Ferreitz714/
Ferishte713/
Farrette712/
Vierette712/
Ferreeti711/
Ferretit711/
Ferretts711/
Ferrotte711/
Ferryter711/
Firested711/
Fearetti711/
Ferresti711/
Fieretti711/
Ferheita711/
Fehresty711/
Ferister711/
Foreythe710/
Veriette710/
Feritter710/
Fareythe710/
Ferrites710/
Verret675,852/
Farate673,760/
Veyret672,394/
Verite672,204/
Foiret67494/
Ferita67347/
Fayret67289/
Feriti67274/
Feyrit67191/
Feriot67123/
Fioret67118/
Verett67110/
Forite67107/
Fereyd6734/
Veeret6720/
Ferrit6719/
Fereid6719/
Veiret6716/
Farite6715/
Fitret6711/
Ferrettis678/
Ferred677/
Forate677/
Vereut677/
Verate676/
Ferecz675/
Feraty674/
Farote674/
Vereed674/
Fairet674/
Virete673/
Firest673/
Firote672/
Fireti672/
Fireed672/
Varete672/
Vereet672/
Vieret672/
Fireta672/
Ferait672/
Ferreitti672/
Ferrietti671/
Ferrister671/
Firety671/
Farety671/
Forote671/
Feirit671/
Ferrettti671/
Pherester671/
Forety671/
Ferejtová671/
Ferrét671/
Firett671/
Fettretch670/
Ferreitta670/
Feroit670/
Ferity670/
Ferritter670/
Veriet670/
Firget670/
Firret670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferete
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