Ferning Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ferning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Ferning (17) may also be a first name.

Ferning Last Name Facts

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

Ferning is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferning? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ferning is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Ferning is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ferning live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia. Ferning is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 17 people.

The surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 857,048. In Norway it is most numerous in: Southern Norway, where 67 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 17 percent reside and Western Norway, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Norway Ferning occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 27 percent reside and Sweden, where 18 percent reside.

Ferning Last Name Statistics demography

Ferning earn a lot more than the average income. In Norway they earn 36.58% more than the national average, earning 472,684 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fearning931/
Fernin92659/
Verning8672/
Farning8659/
Forning8613/
Frening866/
Fernind864/
Ferngin861/
Vierning807/
Farnning800/
Verrning800/
Vernin77674/
Fernen77150/
Fernim7762/
Fyrnin7723/
Frenin7711/
Firnin772/
Verrnning750/
Fernend7121/
Virning7114/
Fyrnina7112/
Forneng714/
Firnina712/
Varning712/
Fernent711/
Vernien711/
Viernin711/
Vaarning6755/
Phetrnin675/
Vernienė671/
Vernen6235/
Vernyn623/
Firnen621/
Virnin621/
Frenen620/
Verneen572/
Vernenk570/
Pharneng5321/

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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 Ferning
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