Fernitz Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Fernitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Austria231:370,23639,193
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fernitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fernitz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fernitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,380,086th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Fernitz are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 72 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Fernitz exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 37 percent reside and Austria, where 14 percent reside.

Fernitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fernitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fernitz last name rose 1,360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fernitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fernitz last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Fernitz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.09% more than the national average, earning $56,994 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferniz92393/
Fornitz86109/
Fernits863/
Vernitz860/
Fernez77884/
Forniz77181/
Verniz77180/
Fernic774/
Fernitsch751/
Vernaiz7185/
Firnicz7151/
Fernets7135/
Vernicz7123/
Fernich7110/
Fernyts714/
Vernuiz711/
Ferniec711/
Fernedz711/
Fernecz711/
Vernits711/
Freneites635/
Vernez62695/
Fornez62114/
Vernić6260/
Farnez6219/
Fernyc6210/
Fernec622/
Vernız621/
Farnić621/
Viernez5729/
Virniez579/
Frenich578/
Vernets574/
Firnich573/
Farnedz573/
Farnezz572/
Fyrnich572/
Veirnez571/
Frenecz571/
Varnits570/
Freniche53236/
Vornhutz530/

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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 Fernitz
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