Ferrara Surname

6,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ferrara Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Ferrara, (Forum Allieni), a province in Italy.

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Ferrara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy60,3171:1,01427
United States19,4671:18,6192,344
Argentina2,8181:15,1681,348
France2,1311:31,1703,792
Brazil9931:215,5838,310
Canada9121:40,4015,036
Mexico7621:162,8954,851
Belgium5651:20,3483,149
Germany5501:146,37417,625
Switzerland5221:15,7342,581
England4251:131,10112,983
Venezuela4011:75,3223,113
Australia3791:71,2298,422
Spain2841:164,62011,885
Israel1971:43,4405,867
Panama1401:27,9451,679
Thailand921:767,808125,203
Uruguay751:45,7575,151
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Wales301:103,1518,167
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Guam251:6,405908
Chile221:800,74917,445
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Aruba181:5,749789
Malta181:23,9041,289
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Austria141:608,24554,975
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
China91:151,924,6187,954
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Monaco71:5,295668
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Laos41:1,647,081888
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Ferrara (628) may also be a first name.

Ferrara Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Ferrara, (Forum Allieni), a province in Italy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Italian name means 'one who works with iron'. The fe in the name is the symbol for 'iron' on the Periodic Table of Elements. Ferrara is also the name of a city in Northern Italy.

- cferrara19

Ferrara Last Name Facts

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

Ferrara (Arabic: فرارّا, Russian: Феррара) is most common in Italy. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,174th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 79,513 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Ferrara reside; 66 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent reside in Italic Europe. Ferrara is also the 332,375th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 628 people.

This last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 60,317 people, or 1 in 1,014. In Italy it is most numerous in: Campania, where 37 percent are found, Sicily, where 17 percent are found and Apulia, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy Ferrara is found in 98 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Ferrara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ferrara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferrara surname increased 69,525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 8,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferrara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferrara last name are 1.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ferrara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning €33,853 per year; in Peru they earn 261.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 70,103 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.13% more than the national average, earning R 344,880 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.09% more than the national average, earning $30,667,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning $51,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $52,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferraira93158/
Ferrarha93111/
Ferraraz9371/
Ferraras9344/
Ferreara9318/
Ferrarra9317/
Ferrayra9317/
Ferraera937/
Ferrarai931/
Ferrarea931/
Ferrrara930/
Ferara92294/
Ferrearas882/
Feirraira881/
Ferrairas881/
Ferrari86309,428/
Ferraro8685,626/
Ferrera8636,816/
Ferrare861,067/
Ferrary86948/
Farrara86171/
Ferarha86168/
Fergara865/
Ferrarj864/
Ferrora863/
Faerara862/
Ferraré862/
Ferarah862/
Verrara862/
Feraraz861/
Feirara861/
Ferrêra861/
Feraara861/
Ferarat861/
Forrara860/
Ferreira805,705,636/
Ferreyra80122,278/
Ferrario8023,794/
Ferraris8023,112/
Ferrarez801,322/
Ferrariz801,003/
Ferrares80295/
Ferrairo80169/
Ferrarie80115/
Ferrerra8053/
Ferreura8038/
Ferraros8038/
Ferrarri8028/
Feirrera8028/
Fierraro8018/
Ferrarro8016/
Ferrarer8011/
Ferrrari809/
Ferrairó805/
Ferreari803/
Ferreera803/
Ferrrera802/
Farraira802/
Ferrearo802/
Fereiraa802/
Ferrerai802/
Ferrarós802/
Ferroura802/
Ferrraro801/
Ferrairi801/
Farraera801/
Farreara801/
Ferraire801/
Ferrarei801/
Ferrarêz801/
Ferreĭra801/
Ferrarys801/
Ferraréz801/
Ferroras801/
Ferreraj801/
Ferrarre801/
Ferrarze801/
Farara772,643/
Ferari771,480/
Feraro77421/
Ferera77345/
Ferary77201/
Ferare7777/
Verara7726/
Forara772/
Firara771/
Ferora770/
Ferreiras752,629/
Ferrareis75462/
Ferreirra75155/
Ferrreira75154/
Feirreira7586/
Feerreira7549/
Ferreiraa7541/
Fferreira7536/
D'ferrari7512/
Ferreyras7510/
Ferrreyra759/
Ferreitra758/
Ferrareiz756/
Ferrairos754/
Ferreyrra754/
Ferreirad754/
Ferrarrez754/
Pferreira754/
Faerreira754/
Ferrraris753/
Fetrreira753/
Ferrarris752/
Ferreirai752/
Ferreisra752/
Ferreyraa752/
Ferreiraj752/
Fierreira752/
Ferrairie751/
Ferrarohe751/
Fgerreira751/
Vferreira751/
Ferreiraz751/
Feerreyra751/
Fferreyra751/
Ferrairio751/
Ferreyraz751/
Foerreira751/
Ferreihra751/
Ferrearie750/
Ferrero7169,862/
Fereira7112,574/
Fereyra71187/
Farraro71121/
Fererro71110/
Feroura71101/
Fararah7189/
Ferarri7177/
Ferarez7169/
Ferares7168/
Fererra7159/
Ferroro7148/
Feraris7131/
Ferario7130/
Ferarra7129/
Ferarro7119/
Feirera7117/
Feyrera7113/
Fiorara7111/
Ferreró717/
Feraira716/
Veerara716/
Verrera715/
Fierari715/
Firrari714/
Ferarie714/
Ferayra714/
Ferhari714/
Farerra713/
Vereara713/
Ferariz713/
Feraryo713/
Verhara712/
Ferarre712/
Fereera712/
Ferrori712/
d'Ferreira712/
Ferrore712/
Fararha712/
Pfarara711/
Pferera711/
Fêrrêra711/
Ferrrreira711/
Fereura711/
Fêrréra711/
Verraro711/
Fairara711/
Farraró711/
Feraroz711/
Ferrerà711/
Firaraz711/
Firaira711/
Ferzari711/
Veraraj711/
Fereray710/
Fearora710/
Ferreiro6725,474/
Ferreyro671,146/
Ferreire67180/
Farreira67112/
Feereira6765/
Fereirra6761/
Ferareis6723/
Verreira6711/
Feireira679/
Farreyra679/
Ferarres679/
Ferreyre676/
Fereijra676/
Ferarrio675/
Ferrerro675/
Fereiras675/
Firreira675/
Feareira674/
Feirerra674/
Ferreiri673/
Ferrerea673/
Forreira673/
Faereira672/
Ferarris672/
Fereyras672/
Ferreiró672/
Ferrrero672/
Ferarros671/
Firaraus671/
Firraris671/
Fèrreira671/
Fereirea671/
Ferreirã671/
Ferrário671/
Férreira671/
Faerarou671/
Ferarrez671/
Ferreirá671/
Farrerra671/
Firzarah671/
Fetreira671/

Ferrara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferrara in the Russian language
Феррараferrara-
Ferrara in the Arabic language
فرارّاfrara-
فيراراfyrara-
فراراfrara-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferrara
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