Ferras Surname
Approximately 5,809 people bear this surname
Ferras Surname User-submission:
This surname is from Portugal, in the Porto District. Some people emigrated to Brazil around 1820.
Ferras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,536 | 1:25,151 | 4,588 |
| Brazil | 944 | 1:226,774 | 8,778 |
| France | 663 | 1:100,185 | 14,699 |
| Philippines | 533 | 1:189,940 | 30,289 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Spain | 366 | 1:127,738 | 9,790 |
| Cuba | 235 | 1:49,033 | 2,024 |
| United States | 217 | 1:1,670,318 | 111,195 |
| Argentina | 175 | 1:244,248 | 19,837 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Venezuela | 67 | 1:450,807 | 8,956 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Greece | 35 | 1:316,565 | 45,415 |
| Uruguay | 30 | 1:114,392 | 10,866 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Ferrás (133), Ferràs (10) & Férras (2) are calculated separately.
Ferras (93) may also be a first name.
Ferras Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is from Portugal, in the Porto District. Some people emigrated to Brazil around 1820.
- evaFerras Demographics
Average Male Ferras Height
172.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ferras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ferras (Russian: Феррас) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may be rendered as: Ferrás, Ferràs or Férras. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferras? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 83,361st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,254,527 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Ferras live; 35 percent live in North Africa and 35 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 986,211th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 93 people.
The last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,536 people, or 1 in 25,151. In Algeria Ferras is most common in: Chlef Province, where 68 percent live, Sétif Province, where 18 percent live and Relizane Province, where 8 percent live. Apart from Algeria this surname exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.
Ferras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ferras has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferras surname increased 1,447 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferras Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ferras last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ferras last name are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.36% registered with the party.
The amount Ferras earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $54,717 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ferras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferras in the Russian language | ||
| Феррас | ferras | - |
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Footnotes
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