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 occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernal? popularity and diffusion

Fernal is the 1,955,159th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Fernal is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Fernal live; 67 percent live in South America and 65 percent live in Luso-South America. Fernal is also the 754,880th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 149 people.

This surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,628,379. In Brazil Fernal is primarily concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 63 percent live, São Paulo, where 19 percent live and Paraná, where 10 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Fernal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fernal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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
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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 Fernal
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