Ferraz Surname

3,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Ferraz Surname User-submission:

This surname is from Portugal, in the Porto District. Some people emigrated to Brazil around 1820.

Ferraz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil109,4121:1,957198
Angola32,7341:825133
Portugal9,2281:1,129187
Mozambique7,4161:3,676846
Spain1,1751:39,7893,878
France1,1141:59,6258,024
Uruguay1,0191:3,368395
United States7331:494,48741,675
Argentina3881:110,1639,303
Algeria2641:146,33219,345
Philippines2171:466,53656,377
Venezuela2031:148,7894,605
Canada1931:190,91018,807
England1241:449,33929,774
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Chile1021:172,7115,686
Cuba1001:115,2273,232
Australia811:333,28028,364
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
India151:51,137,692512,385
Norway121:428,52437,411
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
China61:227,886,92811,701
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Panama41:978,06412,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferráz942/
Ferraiz92128/
Ferreaz926/
Ferrazz925/
Ferrraz925/
Feerraz921/
Ferraaz921/
Ferrarz921/
Fferraz921/
Ferratz921/
Ferra917,811/
Feraz91269/
Ferrrraz861/
Ferrah8315,241/
Ferras835,809/
Ferrat832,810/
Ferrai831,045/
Ferrau83857/
Ferrad83853/
Ferraj83552/
Ferrea83437/
Ferraa83275/
Ferroa83205/
Ferray83155/
Farraz83131/
Fierra83115/
Feurra8382/
Verraz8347/
Forraz8335/
Ferroz8331/
Ferzaz8319/
Feirra8318/
Feeraz8316/
Ferraù8315/
Ferrza8310/
Ferrra832/
Feraiz832/
Feraaz831/
Ferazz831/
Ferrac831/
Feraëz831/
Fergaz831/
Ferorz831/
Ferrax831/
Fereaz831/
Feradz830/
Fera807,885/
Ferradj774,713/
Ferrais77623/
Ferraud77588/
Ferratt7791/
Ferraut7778/
Fierroz7770/
Ferreau7764/
Ferraux7760/
Farraiz7743/
Ferraci7741/
Ferrace7737/
Ferrait7730/
Fierras7719/
Ferriea7716/
Ferrays7715/
Ferrads7711/
Ferraid776/
Ferreas776/
Ferrass774/
Ferrhat773/
Ferroha773/
Ferrahy772/
Ferrase772/
Ferrouz772/
Ferrras772/
Ferraha771/
Ferrzas771/
Ferraah771/
Ferrach771/
Ferraht771/
Ferreiz771/
Fierroa771/
Ferrats771/
Vferrah771/
Feirras771/
Ferrzaj771/
Ferraas771/
Ferro7369,265/
Feroz7352,032/
Faraz7348,437/
Ferah734,290/
Verra732,461/
Feras731,632/
Ferad731,571/
Ferat731,266/
Feray731,211/
Feira73815/
Fiera73589/
Firaz73516/
Feraj73296/
Fetra73203/
Ferza73203/
Ferha73181/
Ferró73124/
Ferea73119/
Veraz73113/
Ferga7355/
Foraz7351/
Feroa7348/
Ferrá7343/
Feura7335/
Ferai7331/
Firra7325/
Feera7321/
Ferrà7319/
Ferzo7318/
Fejra7314/
Feraa7314/
Ferau735/
Feyra734/
Fyraz732/
Fesra732/
Fhera731/
Feara731/
Ferac731/
Ferağ731/
Ferrã731/
Feróz731/
Ferrasse71842/
Ferrache71427/
Ferrault71117/
Ferrasci7177/
Ferreaux7169/
Ferraggi7133/
Farradzs718/
Ferrautt717/
Ferreirz716/
Ferreitz714/
Farradzh712/
Ferraice711/
Fherratt711/
Feherray711/
Fierro6796,665/
Ferrão6789,138/
Ferhat6736,730/
Vierra675,093/
Feraud674,105/
Farras671,877/
Feradj671,272/
Ferros671,030/
Ferrey67946/
Ferhah67843/
Verras67776/
Ferooz67775/
Ferhad67756/
Ferouz67576/
Faraaz67452/
Ferrou67384/
Feeroz67297/
Ferace67263/
Ferroh67216/
Ferzaj67203/
Feraux67189/
Fetraś67182/
Feraut67182/
Feraci67168/
Ferrás67133/
Ferrei6795/
Ferrot6795/
Forras6778/
Fetrat6764/
Varraz6755/
Farhaz6751/
Faeroz6741/
Verhaz6740/
Verrah6739/
Ferrod6738/
Fierza6733/
Fieray6732/
Fayraz6732/
Feiras6730/
Fergas6727/
Feuray6725/
Fetras6723/
Foyraz6718/
Fieyra6716/
Ferrauche6715/
Ferais6715/
Faraiz6714/
Veirra6710/
Ferràs6710/
Feirro679/
Faradz679/
Feraid678/
Fieras676/
Ferhaj676/
Feiroz676/
Ferrro675/
Ferroi675/
Ferash675/
Firaaz674/
Veerra674/
Farroz674/
Fearoz674/
Farazh674/
Feuras673/
Fearea673/
Farajz673/
Vieraz673/
Fairaz673/
Fieroz673/
Feraha673/
Ferroy673/
Fieroa673/
Fierha673/
Fierea673/
Ferzai673/
Ferrox673/
Fehrai673/
Fahraz673/
Fehroz673/
Farahz672/
Firauz672/
Ferreu672/
Fieraj672/
Verray672/
Fearas672/
Feraih672/
Ferase672/
Férras672/
Farazz672/
Ferosz672/
Faaraz672/
Verrai672/
Ferait672/
Fioraz672/
Ferozs672/
Firrah672/
Pheraz671/
Fereac671/
Ferozh671/
Ferreault671/
Ferroj671/
Fehraj671/
Verraj671/
Verrea671/
Vearra671/
Ferast671/
Ferhai671/
Feraat671/
Ferràh671/
Feerga671/
Ferass671/
Feerro671/
Ferozz671/
Fareaz671/
Verasz671/
Férrea671/
Faratz671/
Fferoz671/
Ferhap671/
Ferioa671/
Feracì671/
Ferapp671/
Ferats671/
Fereuz671/
Ferzou671/
Firasz671/
Firras671/
Firrat671/
Verauz671/
Fiehra671/
Fereah671/
Ferach671/
Farauz671/
Feerad671/
Ferzoz671/
Ferroo671/
Fergay670/
Fetray670/

Ferraz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferraz in the Russian language
Ферразferraz-
Ferraz in the Arabic language
فيرازfyraz-

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