Ferness Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Ferness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ferness Last Name Facts

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

Ferness (Russian: Фернесс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferness? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Ferness live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Ferness is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 73 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and North Dakota, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States Ferness occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Saint Lucia, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Ferness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferness last name rose 367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferness Last Name Statistics demography

Ferness earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernes92181/
Forness86837/
Farness86221/
Verness8658/
Fernets8635/
Fernges8618/
Fernest866/
Ferneus865/
Ferniss864/
Fernies862/
Firness861/
Fyrness861/
Fearnes860/
Fergnes860/
Ferne83604/
Fairness8023/
Vierness803/
Farrness801/
Fornes777,181/
Ferner773,144/
Fernie772,207/
Farnes771,563/
Vernes771,259/
Fernet771,089/
Fernez77884/
Ferney77656/
Frenes77545/
Fernee77365/
Fearne77329/
Fernea77182/
Fernex77142/
Fernys7748/
Fernis7743/
Förnes7719/
Fernée773/
Fernäs772/
Ferneu771/
Ferneh771/
Fernei771/
Fernge771/
Ferrne770/
Viernes7126,705/
Vernhes712,473/
Fornies71761/
Verneus71738/
Forneas71356/
Forniss71149/
Fernett71120/
Varness71100/
Firnges7191/
Ferneha7187/
Pferner7183/
Förnges7167/
Fearney7162/
Firneis7144/
Farniss7133/
Vaernes7122/
Fernhed7118/
Fernish7116/
Ferneiß7115/
Firniss718/
Veirnes717/
Forneus716/
Fernays714/
Farneis714/
Vernies714/
Verhnes714/
Fernyts714/
Firnesz713/
Pferney713/
Ferneij712/
Farnesh712/
Frenesh712/
Forneis712/
Fierney711/
Fernecz711/
Fernedz711/
Fernnea711/
Fairnes711/
Forhnes711/
Verneis711/
Fernice711/
Vhernes711/
Fernnet711/
Ferinne711/
Fernais711/
Forneys711/
Frenese711/
Farnees711/
Forrnes710/
Fearnis710/
Feirney710/
Feurrne710/
Feerney710/
Verne677,030/
Ferni67523/
Frene67485/
Ferna67363/
Fernaays67148/
Ferny6796/
Fearnett6772/
Pharness6729/
Firneisz6716/
Ferné6714/
Verennes677/
Firne676/
Fernhead675/
Fernè674/
Ferná673/
Vaerneus672/
Verneesh671/
Vierrnes671/
Vehernes671/
Fernehed671/
Farnaiss671/
Fairneys670/
Varnness670/

Ferness Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferness in the Russian language
Фернессferness-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferness
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