Fernholz Surname

233,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fernholz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9841:81,81410,332
United States7081:511,94842,890
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Fernholz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fernholz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernholz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fernholz is the 233,413th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,217,330 people. The last name Fernholz is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Fernholz reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Fernholz is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 984 people, or 1 in 81,814. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Fernholz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fernholz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fernholz surname expanded 7,080 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fernholz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fernholz last name are 7.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.5% being registered with the political party.

Fernholz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $47,073 USD per year.

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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 Fernholz
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