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) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 833,931st most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname Fernon is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Fernon are found; 27 percent are found in Western Europe and 27 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Fernon is also the 825,494th most common first name globally It is held by 127 people.

Fernon is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 503,202. In France it is most frequent in: Guadeloupe, where 33 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 25 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account France it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Scotland, where 17 percent live.

Fernon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Fernon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fernon surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered with 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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