Fernham Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Fernham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Fernham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fernham is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Fernham are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Fernham is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 67 percent reside and Texas, where 33 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and Wales, where 13 percent reside.

Fernham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fernham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fernham surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fernham Last Name Statistics demography

Fernham earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fearnham930/
Fernam9218/
Fearnhamm889/
Farnham869,658/
Vernham8697/
Frenham8629/
Fernaum863/
Fornham863/
Fername861/
Fergnam861/
Firnham861/
Fearnam860/
Fernheim8011/
Fairnham804/
Farnhamm802/
Farnaham801/
Fernan773,645/
Farnam771,923/
Vernam77207/
Fornam772/
Frenam770/
Firnam770/
Fernand715,025/
Fernane713,157/
Varnham71335/
Frenhan71251/
Veernam718/
Fernain717/
Farnahm716/
Fernant716/
Farhnam715/
Farnaam713/
Fernian713/
Fhernan712/
Fernang712/
Fernann712/
Fiernan711/
Feernan710/
Fehrnan710/
Farnaum710/
Feirnan710/
Farnnam710/
Fernnan710/
Fernean710/
Fairnam710/
Firnhan710/
Ferngan710/
Fearnan710/
Fernaine6740/
Fernandd679/
Frenhane675/
Fernaint672/
Fernnand671/
Ferrnane671/
Ferrnand671/
Hffernan671/
Fernandh671/
Fernanne671/
Fernannd671/
Ferrnian670/
Fornheim670/
Farnheim670/
Ferniand670/

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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 Fernham
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