Ferrante Surname

13,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ferrante Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Italian for 'iron' (ferro). Roughly translated into English, the surname means 'smith'.

Ferrante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy25,7981:2,371167
United States9,0761:39,9364,914
Brazil1,8021:118,7984,505
Argentina1,7561:24,3412,031
France1,4011:47,4116,115
Canada7961:46,2885,680
Australia2951:91,51110,486
Belgium2521:45,6227,402
Germany1961:410,74237,603
Venezuela1771:170,6455,004
England1471:379,03426,619
Switzerland1271:64,6697,915
Malta1141:3,774265
Spain911:513,75925,575
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Panama351:111,7794,120
Peru351:908,11818,273
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Monaco101:3,707328
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Ferrante (556) may also be a first name.

Ferrante Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Italian for 'iron' (ferro). Roughly translated into English, the surname means 'smith'.

- elenaferretti

Ferrante Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferrante (Russian: Феррантэ) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ferrante click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrante? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,226th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 172,132 people. The surname Ferrante occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Ferrante are found; 61 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent are found in Italic Europe. Ferrante is also the 356,749th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 556 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is carried by 25,798 people, or 1 in 2,371. In Italy it is most frequent in: Campania, where 18 percent live, Lazio, where 17 percent live and Sicily, where 16 percent live. Apart from Italy Ferrante occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Ferrante Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferrante has changed over time. In Wales the number of people carrying the Ferrante surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferrante Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferrante last name are 6.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ferrante earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.17% less than the national average, earning €26,677 per year; in Peru they earn 110.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,867 per year; in South Africa they earn 199.54% more than the national average, earning R 711,816 per year; in United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.47% more than the national average, earning $56,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrantte9421/
Ferrantes949/
Pferrante942/
Ferreante941/
Ferrantie941/
Ferrantee941/
Ferrant931,963/
Ferante9371/
Ferrantees891/
Ferranti8810,324/
Farrante8819/
Ferranty8812/
Ferramte8811/
Ferranta884/
Ferantes883/
Ferrants881/
Feerante881/
Ferreant881/
Ferranth881/
Ferrantt881/
Ferant86141/
Ferranteová841/
Ferrantti8229/
Ferrantis821/
Ferrand8022,458/
Forante80359/
Fergant80206/
Feranti80134/
Ferront8060/
Verrant8059/
Fierant8044/
Farante8029/
Ferants8010/
Feranta801/
Firante801/
Verante801/
Feurant801/
Fearant800/
Feronte800/
Fiorante75714/
Fearrand7530/
Farannte7523/
Ferantis759/
Farranti758/
Fieranti755/
Ferreint753/
Ferrrand752/
Varrante752/
Feeranti751/
Ferranhd751/
Verranti751/
Fearanti751/
Ferronti751/
Ferramti751/
Ferand71535/
Verant71352/
Feront71259/
Firant7133/
Férant712/
Verreaunt711/
Ferreinta711/
Firanti67168/
Feronti67151/
Varante67141/
Verrand6783/
Veranth6773/
Veranti6766/
Faranti6756/
Ferancz6737/
Fergand6735/
Firanta6735/
Ferzand6725/
Fairant6720/
Ferrond6717/
Veronte6713/
Fitrant6712/
Firanty672/
Ferrandová671/
Faronte671/
Fiorant671/
Vierant671/
Fayrant671/
Ferhand670/
Ferands670/

Ferrante Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferrante in the Russian language
Феррантэferrante-

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