Ferri Surname

7,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ferri Surname Definition:

The name of Ferris is now best represented in the Totnes district. There was an old Barnstaple family of this name in the 17th century, members of which served as mayor of the town in 1632, 1638, and 1646 (G.). Richard Ferris (the mayor in 1632) and his descendants owned the Middleton estate in Parracombe (G.

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Ferri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy49,1721:1,24445
Brazil7,5671:28,2911,217
Spain4,2341:11,0421,289
United States4,1581:87,1719,821
Argentina2,3411:18,2591,562
France1,8701:35,5204,330
Canada8891:41,4465,159
Switzerland3561:23,0703,651
Algeria2821:136,99118,541
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Ecuador2311:68,8565,369
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Indonesia1961:674,74152,660
Venezuela1661:181,9525,182
England1451:384,26226,878
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Scotland1151:46,5554,133
Uruguay1051:32,6833,765
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Germany891:904,55664,175
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Croatia431:98,34015,803
Paraguay391:185,5583,539
Wales381:81,4356,830
Panama311:126,2024,409
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Chile251:704,65916,160
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Qatar221:107,18211,536
San Marino191:1,748311
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Kosovo181:103,4375,529
Albania181:161,89212,234
Greece151:738,65380,079
Andorra151:5,5891,076
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
China71:195,331,65210,124
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Malta11:430,2723,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Jersey31:17,2942,528
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Ferrí (1) are calculated separately.

Ferri (7,720) may also be a first name.

Ferri Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The name of Ferris is now best represented in the Totnes district. There was an old Barnstaple family of this name in the 17th century, members of which served as mayor of the town in 1632, 1638, and 1646 (G.). Richard Ferris (the mayor in 1632) and his descendants owned the Middleton estate in Parracombe (G.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

Ferro é um sobrenome judeu sefardita de origem italiana. Deriva do substantivo latino ferro, apelido atribuído àqueles que exerceram a profissão de mestre de ferro.

Presente em toda a Itália, o sobrenome é usado por mais de 5.000 famílias e é amplamente difundido, principalmente nas regiões de Veneto e Sicília.

Mais difundida em sua variante Ferri, é transportada por mais de 8.000 famílias, concentradas principalmente nas regiões central e norte, com cepas presentes principalmente em Emília-Romanha , Lombardia , Lazio e Toscana.Ferri é o quadragésimo sobrenome italiano por difusão.

- shlomosa

Ferri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ferri Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ferri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺮﻯ, Russian: Ферри) is most common in Italy. It can occur as a variant: Ferrí. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,739th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,349 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Ferri live; 73 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent live in Italic Europe. Ferri is also the 72,759th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 7,720 people.

The last name Ferri is most commonly held in Italy, where it is carried by 49,172 people, or 1 in 1,244. In Italy Ferri is most common in: Lombardy, where 23 percent reside, Emilia-Romagna, where 22 percent reside and Lazio, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Italy this last name is found in 90 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and Spain, where 6 percent reside.

Ferri Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ferri has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 25,988 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 7,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferri surname are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ferri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning €30,465 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.75% more than the national average, earning R 355,872 per year; in Colombia they earn 94.43% more than the national average, earning $44,141,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $48,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.94% more than the national average, earning $58,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrí931/
Ferris9152,691/
Ferrie914,592/
Ferriz912,521/
Ferrai911,045/
Ferrio911,039/
Fierri91129/
Ferrei9195/
Ferrit9119/
Ferroi915/
Ferrih914/
Ferrui912/
Feirri912/
Ferrid912/
Ferriy911/
Ferrri911/
Ferrhi911/
Feri895,791/
Ferriss831,041/
Ferrais83623/
Ferruit83130/
Ferraiz83128/
Ferrish8352/
Ferraia8344/
Ferrizz8335/
Ferrait8330/
Ferrois8327/
Ferriea8316/
Ferraid836/
Ferrich836/
Ferritt834/
Feerris832/
Ferreis832/
Ferrist831/
Fierroi831/
Ferreiz831/
Ferreit831/
Fierrie831/
Ferrizt831/
Fearris830/
Ferrris830/
Fearrie830/
Ferry8036,603/
Ferre8024,916/
Ferra807,811/
Verri806,973/
Ferhi806,168/
Ferid802,727/
Feris802,329/
Farri802,150/
Ferré80844/
Fehri80823/
Ferer80616/
Fieri80441/
Feriz80423/
Ferit80221/
Ferzi80182/
Fetri80177/
Fejri80173/
Ferie8092/
Feyri8080/
Ferio8074/
Ferrè8068/
Foeri8048/
Feiri8048/
Ferrá8043/
Firri8040/
Faeri8034/
Ferai8031/
Feryi8031/
Fergi8025/
Ferei8017/
Feroi8015/
Feeri8011/
Ferih8010/
Pferi808/
Feriy803/
Forri803/
Ferip802/
Feari802/
Ferrê801/
Feuri801/
Ferui801/
Ferij801/
Ferraggi7733/
Ferreitz774/
Ferruggi773/
Ferreeii771/
Feerriss771/
Ferroist771/
Ferrer73333,663/
Ferret736,328/
Ferree734,210/
Ferres733,423/
Forrai732,390/
Feyrer731,082/
Ferrey73946/
Ferrez73918/
Feirer73738/
Ferraj73552/
Ferrea73437/
Pherri73370/
Fearer73281/
Ferraa73275/
Farrie73208/
Ferroa73205/
Fearis73200/
Feerer73199/
Feyrit73191/
Ferray73155/
Ferich73150/
Farrai73144/
Fierra73115/
Ferrés7393/
Verrie7389/
Feeris7352/
Verroi7337/
Verrij7336/
Fierre7336/
Ferrís7326/
Férriz7322/
Fereid7319/
Feirra7318/
Forrie7316/
Ferrúa7316/
Ferais7315/
Faerie7314/
Feriss7314/
Farrih7313/
Verrei7311/
Vierri7310/
Ferish7310/
Fiorri7310/
Ferrza7310/
Fejrer739/
Fierry738/
Feraid738/
Foerry738/
Ferred737/
Fettri737/
Fererr736/
Ferrys736/
Fierie735/
Feerie734/
Ferryd734/
Firrij734/
Veerri733/
Fereer733/
Ferroy733/
Ferrér733/
Ferzai733/
Fehrai733/
Ferreh732/
Fherry732/
Ferher732/
Ferreu732/
Ferois732/
Fereis732/
Feraih732/
Ferije732/
Ferrra732/
Feraiz732/
Ferrée732/
Verrai732/
Feraia732/
Ferait732/
Ferrry731/
Ferroj731/
Firrio731/
Feurry731/
Fherer731/
Fieryi731/
Farrij731/
Firris731/
Ferhai731/
Feirit731/
Förrai731/
Ferréz731/
Fèrriz731/
Foerie731/
Foerre731/
Forrói731/
Ferioa731/
Fereit731/
Ferrès731/
Ferrét731/
Fetris731/
Ferhih731/
Fetrhi731/
Fearhi731/
Feirui731/
Fetrii731/
Ferieh731/
Feiris730/
Fearry730/
Feroit730/
Pferry730/
Fearie730/
Ferhis730/
Fari678,223/
Fera677,885/
Fery674,786/
Veri673,896/
Fere673,238/
Fori671,613/
Ferrett671,396/
Firi671,079/
Fairris67260/
Feehrer67140/
Pferrer67130/
Ferj67108/
Fairrie67105/
Ferrest6764/
Ferrrer6727/
Feirres6725/
Verreij6722/
Ferreer6721/
Feirrer6719/
Ferrays6715/
Fyri6712/
Ferraja6711/
Fearrey6710/
Feirich6710/
Ferrouj6710/
Ferè679/
Ferrerr678/
Pfeirer678/
Feerrer676/
Ferreaz676/
Ferreas676/
Fiorrio675/
Ferrets674/
Feré674/
Feruggi674/
Ferroha673/
Fetrich672/
Feraish672/
Ferrahy672/
Ferraya672/
Ferress671/
Fettrer671/
Ferraha671/
Feerher671/
Feihrer671/
Fearrer671/
Fearres671/
Feraich671/
Ferieha671/
Ferretz671/
Faheiri671/
Feireis671/
Fierroa671/
Feroggi671/
Ferre'z671/
Ferisch671/
Ferreys671/
Ferí671/
Ferrétt671/
Fjri671/
Feraggi671/
Ferrzaj671/
Pherris670/
Fahrrei670/
Ferreet670/
Firrish670/
Feareit670/
Fereich670/

Ferri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺮﻯfry-
Ferri in the Russian language
Ферриferri-

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