Fernan Surname

124,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Fernan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,7421:36,9215,680
United States3711:976,97872,504
Taiwan1651:142,0891,266
Spain1601:292,20017,764
Australia441:613,53943,545
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
India91:85,229,487684,495
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

The alternate forms: Fernán (13) are calculated separately.

Fernan (15,006) may also be a first name.

Fernan Last Name Facts

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

Fernan (Russian: Фернан) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Fernán. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,979th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,999,327 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Fernan live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Fernan is also the 46,380th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 15,006 people.

Fernan is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,742 people, or 1 in 36,921. In The Philippines Fernan is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 35 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 16 percent reside and Eastern Visayas, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines it is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Taiwan, where 5 percent reside.

Fernan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fernan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fernan surname increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fernan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fernan last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Fernan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 63.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,052 per year and in United States they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $43,515 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernán9413/
Fernand925,025/
Fernane923,157/
Fernain927/
Fernant926/
Faernan922/
Fernann922/
Fhernan922/
Fernang922/
Fiernan921/
Fearnan920/
Feernan920/
Fernean920/
Fernnan920/
Foernan920/
Fehrnan920/
Feirnan920/
Ferngan920/
Fernaine8640/
Fernandd869/
Fernaint862/
Fernnand861/
Ferrnane861/
Ferrnand861/
Hffernan861/
Fernandh861/
Fernanne861/
Fernannd861/
Farnan832,787/
Fernon83331/
Vernan8379/
Fornan8348/
Fernam8318/
Frenan839/
Firnan831/
Fernateen803/
Fernaintt801/
Frenhan77251/
Fearnon7737/
Firnand7731/
Vernain7717/
Farnhan7717/
Fernham778/
Fernaum773/
Farnann772/
Vernean772/
Vernnan772/
Fernont771/
Fernánd771/
Veirnan771/
Farnean771/
Frenahn771/
Fergnam771/
Firrnan771/
Fairnan771/
Veernan771/
Firnane770/
Faernon770/
Fearnam770/
Farrnan770/
Fiernon770/
Viernan770/
Firnhan770/
Farnnan770/
Ferneine7113/
Frenhane715/
Phetrnan711/
Fernotin711/
Farnahan710/
Fearnham710/
Vernon6743,179/
Varnan67541/
Farnon67424/
Virnan677/
Frenon674/
Fornon673/
Fernão673/
Pfirrnann672/
Firnam670/

Fernan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fernan in the Russian language
Фернанfernan-

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Fernan Reference & Research

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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 Fernan
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