Ferg Surname

282,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ferg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6011:603,09349,067
Algeria5131:75,30512,003
Canada901:409,39536,056
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Ferg (164) may also be a first name.

Ferg Last Name Facts

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

Ferg (Russian: Ферг) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferg? popularity and diffusion

Ferg is the 282,110th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Ferg are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 715,247th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 164 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 603,093. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 35 percent are found, Maryland, where 8 percent are found and Arizona, where 4 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Ferg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferg last name increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferg surname are 19.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ferg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $47,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $53,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foerg89335/
Fergg8967/
Fergs8945/
Feurg891/
Fergue803/
Fhergh802/
Farg7514,575/
Förg752,628/
Ferk752,023/
Forg75355/
Freg75197/
Verg75182/
Färg7554/
Ferc7519/
Ferq751/
Ferx751/
Fergova735/
Feargue733/
Fargh67872/
Voerg67123/
Ferke6771/
Ferck6738/
Vierg6732/
Ferkh6731/
Fierk6712/
Vergh679/
Forgh679/
Förgg677/
Farrg674/
Färgh673/
Firgh673/
Ferkő672/
Fercs672/
Fregg671/
Fyreg671/
Fregh671/
Veerg671/
Faerk671/
Pfreg671/
Feerk671/
Forgg670/

Ferg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferg in the Russian language
Фергferg-

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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
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  • 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 Ferg
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