Where Does The Last Name Fernandes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Fernandes (Arabic: فرناندس, Hindi: फर्नाडिस, Marathi: फेनदेस, Oriya: ଫାରନାଡିସ, Russian: Фернандес) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Fernándes, Fernandès, Fernandés or Fêrnandes. Click here for other potential spellings of Fernandes.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernandes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 236^th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,226 people. The last name Fernandes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Fernandes are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 63 percent are found in Luso-South America. Fernandes is also the 31,312^th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 25,711 people.

Fernandes is the most numerous surname in one country:São Tomé and Príncipe, where 0.18 percent reside. The last name Fernandes is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,431,583 people, or 1 in 150. In Brazil Fernandes is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 23 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside. Barring Brazil this last name is found in 185 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 11 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Fernandes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Fernandes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fernandes surname increased 7,699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 23,558 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fernandes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fernandes surname is predominantly Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Fernandes surname are 43.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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.