Fernandes Surname
Approximately 2,259,074 people bear this surname
Fernandes Surname Definition:
“Son of Ferdinand” in Spanish. (“Bold- Wanderer” from Old German).
Read More About This SurnameFernandes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,431,583 | 1:150 | 23 |
| Angola | 240,376 | 1:112 | 14 |
| India | 128,655 | 1:5,962 | 527 |
| Mozambique | 122,979 | 1:222 | 21 |
| Portugal | 119,777 | 1:87 | 10 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 44,365 | 1:39 | 12 |
| France | 42,249 | 1:1,572 | 87 |
| East Timor | 28,570 | 1:43 | 13 |
| United States | 19,864 | 1:18,247 | 2,308 |
| Cape Verde | 9,206 | 1:58 | 10 |
| Canada | 8,715 | 1:4,228 | 567 |
| England | 8,481 | 1:6,570 | 944 |
| Indonesia | 4,987 | 1:26,519 | 3,145 |
| Oman | 4,714 | 1:782 | 105 |
| Spain | 4,697 | 1:9,954 | 1,177 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4,129 | 1:43 | 1 |
| South Africa | 3,052 | 1:17,752 | 2,229 |
| Venezuela | 2,918 | 1:10,351 | 970 |
| Australia | 2,396 | 1:11,267 | 1,665 |
| Switzerland | 1,936 | 1:4,242 | 608 |
| Argentina | 1,847 | 1:23,142 | 1,928 |
| Kuwait | 1,678 | 1:2,265 | 283 |
| Germany | 1,506 | 1:53,456 | 6,945 |
| Luxembourg | 1,365 | 1:425 | 26 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,081 | 1:8,476 | 1,058 |
| Guyana | 1,057 | 1:721 | 85 |
| Belgium | 846 | 1:13,589 | 2,051 |
| Thailand | 806 | 1:87,641 | 12,126 |
| Pakistan | 779 | 1:229,325 | 5,341 |
| Saudi Arabia | 755 | 1:40,869 | 6,011 |
| Colombia | 750 | 1:63,699 | 2,924 |
| Tanzania | 743 | 1:71,254 | 7,456 |
| Peru | 672 | 1:47,298 | 4,122 |
| Netherlands | 665 | 1:25,394 | 4,131 |
| Suriname | 665 | 1:831 | 51 |
| New Zealand | 655 | 1:6,913 | 1,172 |
| Russia | 569 | 1:253,292 | 26,774 |
| Italy | 537 | 1:113,886 | 18,941 |
| Japan | 522 | 1:244,912 | 10,017 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Andorra | 475 | 1:177 | 17 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Philippines | 429 | 1:235,987 | 35,899 |
| Bolivia | 398 | 1:26,674 | 1,932 |
| Bahrain | 338 | 1:3,990 | 671 |
| Kenya | 294 | 1:157,074 | 12,406 |
| Paraguay | 291 | 1:24,869 | 923 |
| Mexico | 289 | 1:429,502 | 8,251 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 271 | 1:56,968 | 8,635 |
| Ecuador | 257 | 1:61,890 | 5,138 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Malaysia | 185 | 1:159,428 | 9,831 |
| Scotland | 165 | 1:32,447 | 3,250 |
| Israel | 160 | 1:53,485 | 6,974 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Qatar | 150 | 1:15,720 | 1,709 |
| Ireland | 129 | 1:36,503 | 2,987 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 128 | 1:10,656 | 1,462 |
| Jamaica | 125 | 1:22,960 | 1,909 |
| Sweden | 118 | 1:83,447 | 6,152 |
| Namibia | 106 | 1:22,730 | 3,832 |
| Jersey | 90 | 1:1,102 | 146 |
| Uruguay | 75 | 1:45,757 | 5,151 |
| Wales | 75 | 1:41,260 | 4,005 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Chile | 66 | 1:266,916 | 7,921 |
| Norway | 64 | 1:80,348 | 11,180 |
| Denmark | 62 | 1:91,044 | 8,699 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| Northern Ireland | 60 | 1:30,751 | 3,176 |
| Aruba | 55 | 1:1,881 | 275 |
| Lithuania | 50 | 1:60,692 | 9,230 |
| Cuba | 49 | 1:235,157 | 4,670 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Senegal | 45 | 1:323,985 | 1,734 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Ukraine | 44 | 1:1,034,607 | 95,076 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Greece | 41 | 1:270,239 | 40,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| China | 38 | 1:35,982,146 | 1,905 |
| Kazakhstan | 35 | 1:505,214 | 37,000 |
| Belarus | 33 | 1:287,911 | 32,667 |
| Hong Kong | 33 | 1:222,287 | 3,015 |
| Czechia | 31 | 1:343,015 | 41,724 |
| Cayman Islands | 30 | 1:2,130 | 271 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Isle of Man | 29 | 1:2,959 | 610 |
| Bermuda | 27 | 1:2,418 | 390 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Honduras | 27 | 1:326,535 | 2,797 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Latvia | 23 | 1:89,132 | 12,995 |
| Seychelles | 23 | 1:4,017 | 661 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Macau | 20 | 1:30,082 | 340 |
| Panama | 18 | 1:217,348 | 6,003 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 1:331,593 | 10,584 |
| Liechtenstein | 17 | 1:2,258 | 238 |
| Nicaragua | 17 | 1:354,182 | 3,204 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1:83,746 | 1,811 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 258 | 1:194,646 | 17,040 |
The alternate forms: Fernándes (15), Fernandès (8), Fernandés (5) & Fêrnandes (1) are calculated separately.
Fernandes (25,711) may also be a first name.
Fernandes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Son of Ferdinand” in Spanish. (“Bold- Wanderer” from Old German).
(Spanish) Son of Fernando (journey, venture).
The personal name.
(German.) From Fred, peace, and rand, pure—pure peace.
User-submitted Reference
Fernandes is a Portuguese patronymic surname. The Spanish version is Fernandez or Hernández.
It means 'son of Fernando' or the Spanish version 'son of Hernando'.
- luckyduckiesChristian name of Germanic origin, meaning fruit of peace.
- nthsThis surname is a patronymic, meaning 'son of Fernando'.
- mfariacastroA patronymic name, meaning 'son of Fernando'.
- vitorialimaFernandes Demographics
Average Fernandes Salary in
United States
$46,119 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fernandes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fernandes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fernandes (Arabic: فرناندس, Hindi: फर्नाडिस, Marathi: फेनदेस, Oriya: ଫାରନାଡିସ, Russian: Фернандес) is found most in Brazil. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Fernándes, Fernandès, Fernandés or Fêrnandes. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fernandes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 236th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,226 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Fernandes live; 64 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 31,312th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 25,711 people.
It is the most frequent surname in one country:São Tomé and Príncipe, where 0.18 percent live. It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,431,583 people, or 1 in 150. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 23 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in 185 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 11 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Fernandes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fernandes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fernandes surname rose 7,699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 23,558 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,833 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fernandes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Fernandes surname is principally Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Fernandes last name are 43.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.68% being registered with the political party.
The amount Fernandes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.48% less than the national average, earning €25,382 per year; in Norway they earn 20.54% less than the national average, earning 274,982 kr per year; in Peru they earn 131.71% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,917 per year; in South Africa they earn 114.81% more than the national average, earning R 510,480 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $25,435,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $46,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $57,316 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fernandes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fernandes in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫାରନାଡିସ | pharanadisa | 50 |
| ଫନର୍ାନ୍ଡିସ | phanarandisa | 50 |
| Fernandes in the Marathi language | ||
| फेनदेस | phenadesa | 21.43 |
| फेनर्न्देस | phenarndesa | 10 |
| फरनांडेस | pharanandesa | 5.71 |
| फेरनानदेस | pherananadesa | 4.29 |
| फरनानडेस | pharananadesa | 4.29 |
| फेनडेस | phenadesa | 2.86 |
| फेनर्न्डेस | phenarndesa | 2.86 |
| फॆनडेस | phenadesa | 2.86 |
| फेरनंदेस | pheranandesa | 2.86 |
| फेरनान्देस | pheranandesa | 2.86 |
| फेनर्नडेस | phenarnadesa | 2.86 |
| फेरनांदेस | pheranandesa | 2.86 |
| फेरनंडेस | pheranandesa | 2.86 |
| नडेस | nadesa | 1.43 |
| फेरानाडेस | pheranadesa | 1.43 |
| फेरनाडेस | pheranadesa | 1.43 |
| फ़ेनर्िन्दएस | fenarinda'esa | 1.43 |
| नंदेस | nandesa | 1.43 |
| फरनणडेस | pharananadesa | 1.43 |
| फ़नांडेस | fanandesa | 1.43 |
| ऍन्थनेस | enthanesa | 1.43 |
| फॅरनानडीस | pherananadisa | 1.43 |
| नांदीस | nandisa | 1.43 |
| फेनन्डेस | phenandesa | 1.43 |
| फेरनांडेस | pheranandesa | 1.43 |
| सेविरनान्सेस | seviranansesa | 1.43 |
| ऍगनेस | eganesa | 1.43 |
| फेनानेक्स | phenaneksa | 1.43 |
| फेरनानडेस | pherananadesa | 1.43 |
| फेरनन्देस | pheranandesa | 1.43 |
| फेरेनंदेस | pherenandesa | 1.43 |
| फरनांडेसी | pharanandesi | 1.43 |
| फेरनानडीस | pherananadisa | 1.43 |
| Fernandes in the Hindi language | ||
| फर्नाडिस | pharnadisa | 20 |
| फर्न्राडिस | pharnradisa | 13.33 |
| फर्नांडीज | pharnandija | 6.67 |
| फर्नाण्डीस | pharnandisa | 6.67 |
| फरनाडिस | pharanadisa | 6.67 |
| फेर्नाडिज | phernadija | 6.67 |
| फर्नाडीस | pharnadisa | 6.67 |
| फनार्डिस | phanardisa | 6.67 |
| फेर्नांडिस | phernandisa | 6.67 |
| फनाडीस | phanadisa | 6.67 |
| फेरनानडिस | pherananadisa | 6.67 |
| फर्नांडीस | pharnandisa | 6.67 |
| Fernandes in the Russian language | ||
| Фернандес | fernandes | - |
| Fernandes in the Arabic language | ||
| فرناندس | frnands | - |
| فرنانديس | frnandys | - |
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