Ferraro Surname

6,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ferraro Surname Definition:

Derives from the latin "ferrare" - iron. The Spanish equivalent probably refers to someone who works with iron.

See Ferreira, Ferrer, Ferrero, Herrera.

Ferraro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy47,5591:1,28651
United States17,5881:20,6082,604
Argentina6,9081:6,188639
Brazil2,4321:88,0243,323
France1,8521:35,8654,380
Australia1,6921:15,9552,250
Canada1,5781:23,3503,175
Uruguay1,2231:2,806327
Colombia1,0171:46,9752,445
Philippines5401:187,47829,964
Germany4811:167,37119,787
Spain4581:102,0798,291
Switzerland4171:19,6953,180
England3641:153,07214,566
Belgium3481:33,0365,369
Venezuela2761:109,4353,870
Peru1291:246,38910,235
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Chile531:332,3869,362
Costa Rica461:103,9151,734
Honduras401:220,4112,340
Paraguay401:180,9193,484
Sweden331:298,38720,789
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Wales331:93,7747,567
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Panama111:355,6607,645
Monaco91:4,118434
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
India51:153,413,076951,030
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Albania31:971,35222,477
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China31:455,773,85521,925
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malta11:430,2723,380
Macau11:601,6301,582
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Grenada11:108,5351,793
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ferraro (997) may also be a first name.

Ferraro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Derives from the latin "ferrare" - iron. The Spanish equivalent probably refers to someone who works with iron.

See Ferreira, Ferrer, Ferrero, Herrera.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Italian) A worker in metals, a smith.

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

Ferraro Last Name Facts

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

Ferraro (Russian: Ферраро) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ferraro.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferraro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,596th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 85,109 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Ferraro reside; 56 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent reside in Italic Europe. Ferraro is also the 254,871st most numerous forename worldwide, held by 997 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 47,559 people, or 1 in 1,286. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Campania, where 24 percent reside, Calabria, where 19 percent reside and Sicily, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Italy Ferraro exists in 85 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Ferraro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferraro has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 351,760 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferraro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferraro surname are 1.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ferraro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning €29,079 per year; in Peru they earn 367.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 90,655 per year; in South Africa they earn 290.16% more than the national average, earning R 927,180 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $23,180,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.64% more than the national average, earning $49,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.2% more than the national average, earning $59,223 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrairo93169/
Ferraros9338/
Fierraro9318/
Ferrarro9316/
Ferrearo932/
Ferrraro931/
Feraro92421/
Ferrairos884/
Ferrarohe881/
Ferrara8691,652/
Ferrero8669,862/
Farraro86121/
Fererro86110/
Ferroro8648/
Ferarro8619/
Verraro861/
Feraroz861/
Ferreiro8025,474/
Ferreyro801,146/
Ferraira80158/
Ferrarha80111/
Ferraraz8071/
Ferraras8044/
Ferreara8018/
Ferrarra8017/
Ferrayra8017/
Ferraera807/
Ferrerro805/
Ferrairó805/
Ferrarós802/
Ferrrero802/
Ferarros801/
Faerarou801/
Ferrrara800/
Ferera77345/
Ferara77294/
Ferero77190/
Fararo7729/
Foraro7720/
Veraro7717/
Feroro7714/
Ferora770/
Ferreiros751,571/
Ferreyros751,003/
Ferreiroa75221/
Ferreyroa753/
Ferrearas752/
Ferreirop751/
Feirraira751/
Ferrairas751/
Ferrera7136,816/
Fereira7112,574/
Vorraro71725/
Fereyra71187/
Farrara71171/
Ferarha71168/
Feroura71101/
Fererra7159/
Fereiro7147/
Fereyro7129/
Ferarra7129/
Verarou7121/
Feirera7117/
Feyrera7113/
Ferreró717/
Feraira716/
Fergara715/
Forerro714/
Ferayra714/
Fararro713/
Farerra713/
Ferrora713/
Firerro712/
Fereera712/
Varraro712/
Firaroz712/
Faerara712/
Ferarah712/
Verrara712/
Pferera711/
Feraraz711/
Fereuro711/
Firaroj711/
Fierero711/
Feirara711/
Fereura711/
Ferrêra711/
Farroro711/
Farraró711/
Feraara711/
Ferrerà711/
Ferarat711/
Forrara710/
Fearora710/
Forroro710/
Ferreira675,705,636/
Ferreyra67122,278/
Feereira6765/
Fereirra6761/
Ferrerra6753/
Ferreura6738/
Fararooy6729/
Feirrera6728/
Feireira679/
Fereijra676/
Fereiras675/
Feareira674/
Feirerra674/
Ferreera673/
Ferrrera672/
Farraira672/
Fereiraa672/
Faereira672/
Farreiro672/
Fereyras672/
Ferreiró672/
Ferroura672/
Veeraroj672/
Farraera671/
Farreara671/
Ferreirã671/
Ferreĭra671/
Forreiro671/
Ferroras671/
Ferreirá671/
Faararou671/
Farrerra671/
Fereiros671/
Fetreira671/

Ferraro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferraro in the Russian language
Феррароferraro-

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Ferraro Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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