Ferg Surname
Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname
Ferg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 601 | 1:603,093 | 49,067 |
| Algeria | 513 | 1:75,305 | 12,003 |
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
Ferg (164) may also be a first name.
Ferg Demographics
Average Male Ferg Height
179.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foerg | 89 | 335 | / |
| Fergg | 89 | 67 | / |
| Fergs | 89 | 45 | / |
| Feurg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fergue | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fhergh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Farg | 75 | 14,575 | / |
| Förg | 75 | 2,628 | / |
| Ferk | 75 | 2,023 | / |
| Forg | 75 | 355 | / |
| Freg | 75 | 197 | / |
| Verg | 75 | 182 | / |
| Färg | 75 | 54 | / |
| Ferc | 75 | 19 | / |
| Ferq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ferx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fergova | 73 | 5 | / |
| Feargue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fargh | 67 | 872 | / |
| Voerg | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ferke | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ferck | 67 | 38 | / |
| Vierg | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ferkh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fierk | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vergh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Forgh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Förgg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Farrg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Färgh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Firgh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ferkő | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fercs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fregg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyreg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fregh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veerg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfreg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forgg | 67 | 0 | / |
Ferg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferg in the Russian language | ||
| Ферг | ferg | - |
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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 Ferg
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