Fernum Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fernum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fernum Last Name Facts

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

Fernum occurs most in Sweden. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Fernum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Fernum is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Fernum live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden Fernum is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 38 percent are found and Thailand, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernaum923/
Fernume921/
Fearnum920/
Farnum833,697/
Vernum83237/
Fornum8313/
Fernun831/
Fernung77146/
Vernoum7756/
Viernum7738/
Farnhum775/
Farnnum770/
Farnaum770/
Varnum672,454/
Fernon67331/
Vernun676/
Vornum671/
Fearnon6237/
Varnnum628/
Firnung624/
Varnaum620/
Fiernon620/
Phetrnun571/
Phornnoum534/

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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
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  • 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 Fernum
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