Ferrao Surname

110,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Ferrao Surname User-submission:

From the name of insects: bees, wasps.

Ferrao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,4481:313,34417,493
Uruguay3731:9,2001,036
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
France2111:314,80047,893
Colombia1811:263,9455,487
England1231:452,99229,924
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
Spain911:513,75925,575
Canada781:472,37940,609
Mexico711:1,748,25617,580
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Ferräo (1) are calculated separately.

Ferrao (42) may also be a first name.

Ferrao Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the name of insects: bees, wasps.

- ana.sousa

Ferrao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferrao (Marathi: फ़ेराव) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Ferräo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ferrao is the 110,536th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,733,479 people. Ferrao occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Ferrao are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Luso-South Asia. Ferrao is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 42 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 2,448 people, or 1 in 313,344. In India Ferrao is most common in: Goa, where 87 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 12 percent reside and Kerala, where 1 percent reside. Apart from India this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Ferrao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferrao surname are 39.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ferrao earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 231.2% more than the national average, earning R 787,056 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.13% less than the national average, earning $14,728,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.34% more than the national average, earning $50,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.78% more than the national average, earning $60,505 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferräo941/
Ferraou9240/
Ferraeo922/
Ferao91439/
Ferragio8613/
Ferroa83205/
Firrao8360/
Farrao8356/
Feraho8328/
Feraou836/
Feirao832/
Forrao831/
Feerao831/
Fergao831/
Pherrao774/
Feeraoj773/
Ferroha773/
Feraous772/
Fierroa771/
Fierreo771/
Ferreua771/
Ferroat770/
Farraoy770/
Farao733,967/
Forao73155/
Verao73142/
Feroa7348/
Firao7334/
Férao731/
Ferreiea7137/
Ferreiia718/
Ferhaout711/
Ferrogio711/
Farrahoi711/
Ferrogia711/
Ferreyia711/
Ferreiya711/
Ferreyea711/
Faraoh67113/
Feroaz6775/
Feroah6746/
Faraho6743/
Fyraho6735/
Vereao6719/
Veraho6711/
Feroua675/
Fairao674/
Fieroa673/
Farroa672/
Varrao672/
Firaoj672/
Pherao672/
Firaao671/
F'Arao671/
Firaoz671/
Firgao671/
Virrao671/
Vaerao671/
Verroa671/
Feroat670/

Ferrao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferrao in the Marathi language
फ़ेरावferava-

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