Ferrain Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Ferrain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 113 | 1:587,812 | 78,453 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ferrain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferrain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ferrain is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferrain? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,497,948th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Ferrain occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ferrain live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 587,812. In France it is primarily found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 47 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 17 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent are found. Apart from France this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 17 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Ferrain
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