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 or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Fernándes, Fernandès, Fernandés or Fêrnandes. For other possible spellings of Fernandes click here.

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

The surname is the 236^th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,226 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Fernandes reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 63 percent reside in Luso-South America. Fernandes is also the 31,312^th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 25,711 people.

Fernandes is the most widespread surname in one country:São Tomé and Príncipe, where 0.18 percent are found. It is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 1,431,583 people, or 1 in 150. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 23 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 185 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 11 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Fernandes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Fernandes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fernandes last name expanded 7,699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 23,558 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fernandes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name 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 Democrats than The US average, with 96.68% registered to vote for 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.