Fernau Surname

289,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Fernau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6911:524,54343,759
Germany5511:146,10817,595
Austria221:387,06540,442
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Fernau (11) may also be a first name.

Fernau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fernau is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fernau.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 289,639th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,508,349 people. The last name Fernau is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Fernau reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fernau is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 691 people, or 1 in 524,543. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nebraska, where 20 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Fernau is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 42 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Fernau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fernau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fernau surname grew 1,382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fernau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fernau last name are 34.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.29% registered with the political party.

Fernau earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $42,846 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernaud92111/
Fernaut921/
Fernaus921/
Ferna91363/
Fernu9161/
Fernault8618/
Ferneaux862/
Fernneau862/
Vernau83346/
Fernea83182/
Fernat83158/
Fernas8364/
Fernay8348/
Faerna8348/
Firnau8326/
Farnau8325/
Fernaz8320/
Fernus8310/
Fernad8310/
Fornau836/
Ferngu835/
Fernah834/
Fernaj832/
Fernna832/
Ferneu831/
Frenau831/
Fierna831/
Fernou831/
Fergna831/
Fernae831/
Fernut830/
Fernoux77332/
Fernatt77235/
Ferneha7787/
Fernacz7735/
Viernau7720/
Fernous7713/
Fernath779/
Firnaus775/
Ferneus775/
Fernays774/
Fernout773/
Fernats773/
Fernush773/
Feirnat772/
Fernaas771/
Fernads771/
Fernnea771/
Fernnas771/
Ferneux771/
Fernhas771/
Fernais771/
Ferinna771/
Fernash770/
Fiernay770/
Fernaid770/
Feirnas770/
Faernea770/
Verna739,317/
Frena731,555/
Forna73392/
Firna73182/
Farna73126/
Ferno73123/
Vernu7318/
Ferná733/
Fornu731/
Farnu731/
Fernhout71877/
Fernaays71148/
Fernhead715/
Fernnads711/
Fernnouh711/
Fernouch711/
Farnahue710/
Fernhoue710/
Fehrnads710/
Fornah6729,402/
Vernay676,722/
Firnus672,255/
Fernie672,207/
Fornea671,556/
Frenay671,234/
Fornai67885/
Firnas67695/
Ferney67656/
Firnaz67585/
Fearnhead67374/
Fernee67365/
Varnau67194/
Vierna67161/
Fornay67157/
Virnau67151/
Fernos67122/
Farnea6798/
Frenea6766/
Veerna6749/
Fearno6739/
Farnay6734/
Vernai6732/
Fernye6718/
Farnah6717/
Fernot6714/
Fernoz6714/
Fornuh6712/
Vernea679/
Farhna678/
Vernuy678/
Frenha676/
Verrna674/
Vernah674/
Vernui674/
Fernós674/
Farnha673/
Veernu673/
Fernão673/
Viernu672/
Fierno672/
Fairna671/
Farnai671/
Vernaa671/
Fernoy671/
Farneu671/
Verenneau671/
Frenou671/
Fornaa671/
Fornui671/
Fernei671/
Firnah671/
Firnap671/
Firnad671/
Fernoe671/
Fornaj671/
Ferrno670/
Firnup670/

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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
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  • 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 Fernau
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