Fernian Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Israel

Fernian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Fernian (4) may also be a first name.

Fernian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fernian is found most in Iran. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Fernian reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Fernian is also the 6,192,526th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 4 people.

The surname Fernian is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most common in: Alborz Province, where 50 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Iran it is found in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrnian930/
Ferniand930/
Farnian8617/
Vernian8615/
Fernean860/
Frenjian801/
Fairnian800/
Fernham718/
Vernion711/
Frenion711/
Fergnam711/
Firnhan710/
Fearnham670/
Varnyan5716/
Virnjan573/
Firnham571/
Vornyan571/
Fairnham534/
Phornjan534/

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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 Fernian
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