Fernal Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Fernal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
France161:4,151,420237,746
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Fernal (149) may also be a first name.

Fernal Last Name Facts

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

Fernal is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fernal is the 1,955,159th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Fernal are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 65 percent are found in Luso-South America. Fernal is also the 754,880th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 149 people.

The last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,628,379. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 63 percent live, São Paulo, where 19 percent live and Paraná, where 10 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Fernal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fernal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fernal surname fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernald922,916/
Fernahl9256/
Fernall9241/
Fernale928/
Fearnall86195/
Fernalld86131/
Fernault8618/
Fernaldt8617/
Fernhall8615/
Fernauld861/
Fernnalt860/
Fernalle860/
Fernhalt860/
Fernaalt860/
Fornal836,506/
Vernal832,160/
Frenal83278/
Fernol83199/
Farnal83133/
Vernall77553/
Fornahl77150/
Farnall7791/
Fernold7779/
Fornall7725/
Vernail779/
Fernoul774/
Ferneil773/
Fernoll773/
Farnhal771/
Fornnal771/
Verneal771/
Vernnal771/
Frenayl770/
Fernoil770/
Firnall770/
Fernhold7134/
Fernholt7126/
Fernoldt714/
Fernhole712/
Fernoyle711/
Fernoile711/
Farnhall711/
D'Fornal711/
Frenhall710/
Varnal67362/
Fornol67227/
Farnol6765/
Vernol6748/
Fornál6724/
Fernholdt6724/
Vornal677/
Verennall671/
Virnal671/

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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 Fernal
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