Fernung Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fernung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Fernung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fernung is found most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernung? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fernung is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fernung are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 2,482,595. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 77 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live.

Fernung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fernung has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fernung last name increased 1,460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fernung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fernung surname are 50.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 97.37% being registered with the political party.

Fernung earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,648 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernun921/
Farnung86566/
Firnung864/
Fernon77331/
Fernum778/
Vernun776/
Fearnon7137/
Fernaum713/
Fearnum710/
Fiernon710/
Phetrnun671/

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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 Fernung
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