Ferrera Surname
Approximately 36,816 people bear this surname
Ferrera Surname Definition:
(Italian) One who came from Ferrara, (Forum Allieni), a province in Italy.
Ferrera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 9,629 | 1:916 | 203 |
| Spain | 5,485 | 1:8,524 | 1,013 |
| Philippines | 3,663 | 1:27,638 | 3,845 |
| United States | 3,503 | 1:103,471 | 11,410 |
| Italy | 2,986 | 1:20,481 | 3,528 |
| Cuba | 2,922 | 1:3,943 | 499 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,796 | 1:3,731 | 432 |
| Brazil | 1,509 | 1:141,865 | 5,418 |
| Mexico | 1,059 | 1:117,211 | 4,065 |
| Argentina | 690 | 1:61,947 | 5,273 |
| France | 494 | 1:134,459 | 20,557 |
| Nicaragua | 384 | 1:15,680 | 883 |
| Chile | 376 | 1:46,852 | 2,176 |
| Venezuela | 278 | 1:108,648 | 3,856 |
| Canada | 208 | 1:177,142 | 17,704 |
| Germany | 123 | 1:654,516 | 51,119 |
| El Salvador | 80 | 1:79,299 | 1,505 |
| Panama | 73 | 1:53,593 | 2,554 |
| Colombia | 48 | 1:995,293 | 9,207 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Uruguay | 47 | 1:73,016 | 7,628 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Paraguay | 23 | 1:314,641 | 4,957 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Guatemala | 14 | 1:1,148,762 | 5,372 |
| Belize | 13 | 1:27,344 | 2,013 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Ferrêra (1), Ferrerà (1), Fêrrêra (1) & Fêrréra (1) are calculated separately.
Ferrera (111) may also be a first name.
Ferrera Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) One who came from Ferrara, (Forum Allieni), a province in Italy.
Ferrera Demographics
Average Male Ferrera Height
173.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ferrera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferrera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ferrera (Russian: Феррера) occurs most in Honduras. It may be found as: Ferrêra, Ferrerà, Fêrrêra or Fêrréra. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferrera? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,127th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 197,945 people. Ferrera occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Ferrera live; 28 percent live in Central America and 28 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Ferrera is also the 890,531st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 111 people.
The last name Ferrera is most widespread in Honduras, where it is carried by 9,629 people, or 1 in 916. In Honduras it is most frequent in: Francisco Morazán Department, where 30 percent reside, Cortés Department, where 17 percent reside and El Paraíso Department, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Honduras Ferrera occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.
Ferrera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ferrera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferrera surname grew 14,596 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ferrera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ferrera surname are 37.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.29% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ferrera earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 15.42% less than the national average, earning €25,398 per year; in Peru they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,658 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $24,415,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $53,730 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ferrera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrera in the Russian language | ||
| Феррера | ferrera | - |
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Ferrera Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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