Ferkins Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Ferkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England131:4,286,005132,302
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Ferkins Last Name Facts

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

Ferkins is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferkins? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ferkins is the 2,293,424th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Ferkins is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Ferkins live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 19 percent live, Ohio, where 19 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and New Zealand, where 12 percent live.

Ferkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferkins last name expanded 224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 32 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferkins surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ferkins earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.03% less than the national average, earning $34,508 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fierkins930/
Firkins861,736/
Forkins86106/
Verkins8633/
Farkins8621/
Ferkens863/
Fierkens80106/
Farkns771/
Verkens7188/
Varkins7112/
Firkens718/
Vorkins711/
Virkins710/
Verckens67131/
Vierkens6712/
Forquins6711/
Vehrkens677/
Vierckens631/
Farckens533/

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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 Ferkins
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