Fernam Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Fernam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Fernam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fernam occurs most in Taiwan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Fernam occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Fernam are found; 89 percent are found in East Asia and 89 percent are found in Sino-East Asia.

The last name Fernam is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,465,297. In Taiwan Fernam is most prevalent in: Taoyuan City, where 38 percent live, Changhua County, where 31 percent live and New Taipei City, where 19 percent live. Outside of Taiwan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Colombia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernham928/
Fernaum923/
Fername921/
Fergnam921/
Fearnam920/
Fearnham860/
Fernan833,645/
Farnam831,923/
Vernam83207/
Fornam832/
Firnam830/
Frenam830/
Fearnhamm809/
Farnham779,658/
Fernand775,025/
Fernane773,157/
Vernham7797/
Frenham7729/
Veernam778/
Fernain777/
Farnahm776/
Fernant776/
Farhnam775/
Fornham773/
Farnaam773/
Fernann772/
Fernang772/
Fhernan772/
Firnham771/
Fiernan771/
Fearnan770/
Fehrnan770/
Farnaum770/
Feirnan770/
Farnnam770/
Fernnan770/
Fernean770/
Fairnam770/
Feernan770/
Ferngan770/
Fernaine7140/
Fernheim7111/
Fernandd719/
Fairnham714/
Farnhamm712/
Fernaint712/
Fernannd711/
Fernnand711/
Ferrnane711/
Ferrnand711/
Hffernan711/
Fernandh711/
Fernanne711/
Farnaham711/
Varnam67918/
Fernon67331/
Vernan6779/
Vornam6738/
Fernán6713/
Vernom6711/
Frenan679/
Fernateen673/
Fernão673/
Farnom671/
Fernaintt671/
Firnan671/

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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 Fernam
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