Fernon Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fernon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1321:503,20270,199
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Scotland571:93,9276,548
Australia411:658,43245,385
England121:4,643,172139,951
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Fernon (127) may also be a first name.

Fernon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fernon (Russian: Фернон) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 833,931st most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Fernon reside; 27 percent reside in Western Europe and 27 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Fernon is also the 825,494th most numerous first name internationally, held by 127 people.

Fernon is most common in France, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 503,202. In France Fernon is most numerous in: Guadeloupe, where 33 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 25 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live. Besides France this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Scotland, where 17 percent live.

Fernon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fernon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fernon last name rose 177 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,425 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fernon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fernon last name is principally Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fernon last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

Fernon earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.23% more than the national average, earning $58,352 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fearnon9237/
Fernont921/
Fiernon920/
Faernon920/
Fernotin861/
Vernon8343,179/
Fernan833,645/
Farnon83424/
Fernán8313/
Frenon834/
Fernão833/
Fornon833/
Fernun831/
Fernand775,025/
Fernane773,157/
Fernung77146/
Vernnon7721/
Farnoun7716/
Vearnon7715/
Fernant776/
Faernan772/
Fernann772/
Fernang772/
Fhernan772/
Fiernan771/
Fernánd771/
Frenone771/
Fehrnan770/
Fearnan770/
Voernon770/
Feirnan770/
Farnnon770/
Foernan770/
Fernnan770/
Feernan770/
Ferngan770/
Viernon770/
Fernandd719/
Fernandh711/
Hffernan711/
Fernanne711/
Ferrnand711/
Fernannd711/
Ferrnane711/
Fernnand711/
Farnan672,787/
Varnon67499/
Vernan6779/
Fornan6748/
Fernam6718/
Frenan679/
Fernum678/
Vernun676/
Fernateen673/
Farñon671/
Firnan671/
Vornon670/
Virnon670/

Fernon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fernon in the Russian language
Фернонfernon-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fernon
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