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 most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fernitz is the 1,380,086th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 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.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States Fernitz is most frequent in: Illinois, where 72 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent live and Austria, where 14 percent live.

Fernitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fernitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fernitz surname increased 1,360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fernitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fernitz surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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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