Ferkous Surname

161,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ferkous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferkous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,3191:16,6593,024
France2281:291,32844,676
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ferkous Last Name Facts

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

Ferkous is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferkous? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ferkous is the 161,408th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,701,092 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ferkous live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 91 percent live in Mahgreb.

Ferkous is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 2,319 people, or 1 in 16,659. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Sétif Province, where 29 percent live, Guelma Province, where 18 percent live and Algiers Province, where 13 percent live. Barring Algeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent live and Morocco, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferkouss9310/
Ferkouse931/
Ferkus9217/
Ferkos924/
Ferkousse882/
Ferkouz86135/
Fierkus866/
Ferrkus861/
Fercous861/
Ferkush861/
Fearkus860/
Ferckus860/
Ferckuss808/
Ferkouch803/
Fercouss801/
Firkus77796/
Ferkas777/
Fercos774/
Verkos773/
Fercus771/
Frekos771/
Ferkouche756/
Ferkuosse751/
Verkhos7158/
Verkush7117/
Fregkos714/
Firqous711/
Firkuss711/
Verkeus711/
Freckus711/
Fiercos711/
Firckus710/
Verkhosh6718/
Verkhush671/
Verkhaus671/
Freckeus670/

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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 Ferkous
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