Ferndale Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ferndale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferndale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3431:157,95217,788
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Ferndale (24) may also be a first name.

Ferndale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferndale has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ferndale.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferndale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 758,524th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ferndale reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 24 people.

The last name Ferndale is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 157,952. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent live, Western Cape, where 38 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Aside from South Africa Ferndale occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Ferndale Last Name Statistics demography

Ferndale earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.76% less than the national average, earning R 207,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferendale94149/
Ferndal932/
Farndale88425/
Ferndahl8811/
Farendale823/
Ferendole821/
Verndal8029/
Ferndol801/
Farrendale780/
Färndahl759/
Varndale751/
Verndahl750/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ferndale
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