Fernand Surname

94,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Suriname

Fernand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad2,3111:5,882869
France1,0371:64,0538,785
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Haiti2501:42,7362,720
Suriname1411:3,919807
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
England681:819,38343,863
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Ivory Coast591:391,03813,490
Taiwan561:418,6563,233
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Israel451:190,17018,708
Guinea411:288,6301,080
Saint Lucia351:5,108704
Mauritius341:38,0427,089
Australia331:818,05251,601
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
India211:36,526,923420,161
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Montserrat11:4,947471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Fernánd (1) are calculated separately.

Fernand (146,571) may also be a first name.

Fernand Last Name Facts

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

Fernand (Arabic: فيرنان, Russian: Фернанд) has its highest incidence in Chad. It can be rendered as a variant: Fernánd. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 94,760th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,450,258 people. The last name Fernand occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Fernand reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Fernand is also the 7,157th most common first name internationally It is held by 146,571 people.

The last name is most frequent in Chad, where it is borne by 2,311 people, or 1 in 5,882. Apart from Chad it is found in 73 countries. It is also found in France, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Fernand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fernand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fernand surname expanded 829 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fernand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fernand surname are 8.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.29% registered with the party.

The amount Fernand earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $43,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.85% less than the national average, earning $40,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Fernand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fernand in the Russian language
Фернандfernand-
Fernand in the Arabic language
فيرنانfyrnan-
فرنانfrnan-
فرناندfrnand-

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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 Fernand
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