Ferguss Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Ferguss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferguss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ferguss (4) may also be a first name.

Ferguss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferguss is most common in Italy. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferguss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ferguss is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Ferguss reside; 25 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ferguss is also the 6,192,526th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 4 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Italy, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 61,156,688. In Italy Ferguss is most numerous in: Apulia, where 100 percent reside. Barring Italy this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent reside and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 25 percent reside.

Ferguss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferguss has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fergus926,553/
Feruss920/
Fergous86190/
Ferguse863/
Fergust862/
Feargus862/
Ferggus861/
Forguss860/
Ferus83828/
Fergu8312/
Ferousse802/
Ferghous801/
Fergouts801/
Ferrus771,512/
Vergus77291/
Forgus77199/
Fargus77196/
Fierus77189/
Fergou77111/
Ferous7757/
Fetrus7731/
Feerus7729/
Feirus778/
Ferusz775/
Ferngu775/
Feruse774/
Fergut773/
Fergos772/
Fregus772/
Fereus771/
Férgus771/
Fearus771/
Ferrousse751/
Vergush7159/
Ferrous7141/
Ferguth7114/
Feringu7110/
Ferouse714/
Ferreus714/
Ferrhousse713/
Fairuss712/
Vieruss711/
Ferauds711/
Vergaus711/
Ferross711/
Ferruse711/
Firgous711/
Fehross711/
Fargush711/
Verruss711/
Ferggou711/
Feyrous711/
Fargous711/
Forgush711/
Feroust711/
Ferousz711/
Fearous710/
Fregaus710/
Verauss710/
Firus67889/
Verus67832/
Feruz67554/
Feruś67425/
Feros67380/
Vergu67320/
Ferusová67226/
Fyrus6735/
Fairouss679/
Ferusova675/
Fergouch674/
Farghous672/
Férus672/
Fergó672/
Fregu672/
Fhairuss671/
Fierhuis671/
Fergú671/

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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 Ferguss
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