Ferker Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ferker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Ferker Last Name Facts

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

Ferker is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ferker is the 3,228,735th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Ferker are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States Ferker is most common in: Illinois, where 37 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 30 percent live and New York, where 27 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 5 percent live and Czechia, where 3 percent live.

Ferker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferker last name rose 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferker last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Ferker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferkert9231/
Fierker921/
Foerker920/
Forker831,897/
Freker83160/
Verker8328/
Farker8323/
Firker8321/
Förker831/
Fercer830/
Fercher771,699/
Frecker77567/
Firkert778/
Ferkojr772/
Fircker771/
Fharker771/
Verkier771/
Voerker770/
Ferrcer770/
Frekker770/
Vercker770/
Ferquier710/
Varker67377/
Virker6717/
Vorker679/
Farkir671/

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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 Ferker
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