Fernaández Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Fernaández Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Fernaandez (13) & Fernáandez (1) are calculated separately.
Fernaández Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fernaández Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fernaández is found most frequently in Chile. It can also appear as a variant: Fernaandez or Fernáandez. For other possible spellings of Fernaández click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fernaández? popularity and diffusion
Fernaández is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Fernaández reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 44 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
This surname is most common in Chile, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 8,808,237. Not including Chile it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Fernaández
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