Ferraz Surname
Approximately 165,038 people bear this surname
Ferraz Surname User-submission:
This surname is from Portugal, in the Porto District. Some people emigrated to Brazil around 1820.
Ferraz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 109,412 | 1:1,957 | 198 |
| Angola | 32,734 | 1:825 | 133 |
| Portugal | 9,228 | 1:1,129 | 187 |
| Mozambique | 7,416 | 1:3,676 | 846 |
| Spain | 1,175 | 1:39,789 | 3,878 |
| France | 1,114 | 1:59,625 | 8,024 |
| Uruguay | 1,019 | 1:3,368 | 395 |
| United States | 733 | 1:494,487 | 41,675 |
| Argentina | 388 | 1:110,163 | 9,303 |
| Algeria | 264 | 1:146,332 | 19,345 |
| Philippines | 217 | 1:466,536 | 56,377 |
| Venezuela | 203 | 1:148,789 | 4,605 |
| Canada | 193 | 1:190,910 | 18,807 |
| England | 124 | 1:449,339 | 29,774 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Chile | 102 | 1:172,711 | 5,686 |
| Cuba | 100 | 1:115,227 | 3,232 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Switzerland | 61 | 1:134,638 | 13,235 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 1:75,776 | 5,658 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Azerbaijan | 11 | 1:877,193 | 13,780 |
| Andorra | 11 | 1:7,622 | 1,167 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 7 | 1:25,346 | 1,305 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Ferráz (2) are calculated separately.
Ferraz (2,604) may also be a first name.
Ferraz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is from Portugal, in the Porto District. Some people emigrated to Brazil around 1820.
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Ferraz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferraz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ferraz (Arabic: فيراز, Russian: Ферраз) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Ferráz. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ferraz.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferraz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,395th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 44,157 people. The last name Ferraz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Ferraz live; 67 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Luso-South America. Ferraz is also the 144,076th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 2,604 people.
The last name Ferraz is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 109,412 people, or 1 in 1,957. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 39 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent live. Besides Brazil it exists in 80 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 20 percent live and Portugal, where 6 percent live.
Ferraz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ferraz last name are 44.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.1% being registered with the party.
The amount Ferraz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 140.12% more than the national average, earning 831,004 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 134.59% more than the national average, earning R 557,472 per year; in Colombia they earn 46.15% less than the national average, earning $12,226,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.29% more than the national average, earning $55,292 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ferraz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferraz in the Russian language | ||
| Ферраз | ferraz | - |
| Ferraz in the Arabic language | ||
| فيراز | fyraz | - |
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