Ferley Surname

476,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Ferley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
Germany811:993,89568,573
France771:862,633101,453
Seychelles761:1,216285
Canada561:657,95753,499
England231:2,422,52489,093
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Ferley (2,142) may also be a first name.

Ferley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferley (Russian: Ферлей) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 476,328th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,381,120 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Ferley are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 162,209th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 2,142 people.

The last name Ferley is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 1,887,807. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and South Dakota, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Ferley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferley surname increased 291 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland and Orthodox (45%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ferley surname are 20.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ferley earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning R 253,356 per year; in United States they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $42,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning $57,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fierley9257/
Ferzley929/
Fearley924/
Faerley921/
Ferrley920/
Ferle91358/
Ferly91249/
Farley8368,919/
Verley832,293/
Ferlay831,470/
Ferlet83826/
Fehrle83816/
Firley83441/
Fierle83292/
Feurle83276/
Ferlei83193/
Ferles83114/
Ferlyi8399/
Forley8352/
Ferleš8338/
Ferlie8332/
Ferler8331/
Ferlez8324/
Feirle8323/
Ferlej8319/
Ferleu8319/
Fearle8311/
Ferzly839/
Freley838/
Fierly835/
Ferzle834/
Fetrle833/
Ferliy832/
Fearly832/
Feurly832/
Ferrle831/
Feerle831/
Feerly831/
Pferly830/
Ferhle830/
Foerle830/
Fairley7713,015/
Verleye771,387/
Foehrle7795/
Fierlej7748/
Farrley7721/
Ferylle7721/
Fehrler7713/
Fearles7711/
Ferelle779/
Vierley779/
Veerley775/
Farlley774/
Verlley773/
Farleya772/
Ferlett772/
Pfeerle771/
Pfferle771/
Ferless771/
Fettrly771/
Fhorley771/
Fearlay771/
Farleyy771/
Farleey771/
Ffarley771/
Hőferle771/
Verleiy771/
Ferlesz771/
Ferlaye771/
Vearley771/
Farleiy771/
Ferller771/
Fahrley770/
Forrley770/
Farhley770/
Forlhey770/
Ferelly770/
Faarley770/
Ferla735,343/
Ferli731,031/
Verle73809/
Firle73798/
Firly73556/
Farle73264/
Forle7336/
Frele7323/
Förle731/
Ferrelle7161/
Ferlesch7132/
Ferrelly7120/
Verelley7118/
Fearless7114/
Farrlley7113/
Fergille719/
Ferrille717/
Feriolly714/
Farelley713/
Ferilles713/
Fairliey711/
Fairrley711/
Ferellie711/
Pherlley711/
Varley6712,301/
Firlej674,006/
Verlee67722/
Fierli67544/
Farlee67494/
Fairly67407/
Ferlat67354/
Ferzli67278/
Farlie67263/
Vorley67251/
Farrelley67233/
Firlie67194/
Forlee67191/
Forleh67170/
Ferlas67146/
Farlay67143/
Verloy67126/
Verlie67116/
Verlei67108/
Forlay6796/
Verlay6791/
Virley6790/
Farleh6781/
Fierla6767/
Vierle6767/
Firlet6765/
Ferlis6757/
Frehle6749/
Ferlia6738/
Veerle6735/
Firlei6728/
Verløy6718/
Forlie6717/
Ferlah6717/
Firloy6716/
Firlle6715/
Fyrlei6712/
Firlay6710/
Ferlou678/
Verlea675/
Vehrle675/
Firleyová674/
Firles674/
Ferliš674/
Ferlai673/
Fairle672/
Farleu672/
Ferlau672/
Ferlla672/
Farlej672/
Pherle671/
Fearhelle671/
Freliy671/
Frelyh671/
Farrle671/
Farluy671/
Frelee671/
Frelei671/
Verliy671/
Fährle671/
Farlea671/
Farlle671/
Fehrlè671/
Forlej671/
Forloy671/
Ferlad671/
Ferlap671/
Pherly671/
Verleu671/
Verlyi671/
Forlei671/
Firlly671/
Ferlli671/
Farloy670/
Forrle670/
Vaerle670/
Verrilley670/
Vearle670/

Ferley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferley in the Russian language
Ферлейferlej-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferley
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