Ferret Surname
Approximately 6,328 people bear this surname
Ferret Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,710 | 1:14,102 | 1,458 |
| Spain | 495 | 1:94,449 | 7,847 |
| United States | 197 | 1:1,839,893 | 120,150 |
| Belgium | 172 | 1:66,841 | 10,711 |
| Brazil | 152 | 1:1,408,384 | 47,527 |
| Uruguay | 115 | 1:29,841 | 3,435 |
| Congo | 102 | 1:48,913 | 4,507 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Ecuador | 23 | 1:691,559 | 12,337 |
| Cuba | 23 | 1:500,988 | 5,740 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | 1:64,951 | 5,118 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Mauritius | 9 | 1:143,713 | 8,076 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Ferrét (1) are calculated separately.
Ferret (29) may also be a first name.
Ferret Demographics
Average Ferret Salary in
United States
$35,489 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ferret Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferret Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ferret (Arabic: فيريت) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Ferrét. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferret? popularity and diffusion
It is the 77,304th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,151,635 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Ferret are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 29 people.
It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 4,710 people, or 1 in 14,102. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Occitanie, where 13 percent reside. Outside of France Ferret exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Ferret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ferret has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferret surname grew 895 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 577 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferret Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ferret surname are 22.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.97% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ferret earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 33.1% less than the national average, earning $15,187,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.75% less than the national average, earning $35,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $49,173 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ferret Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferret in the Arabic language | ||
| فيريت | fyryt | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferret
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