Ferrieu Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Ferrieu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 248 | 1:267,834 | 41,280 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Ferrieu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferrieu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ferrieu is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferrieu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,009,375th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ferrieu live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
It is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 267,834. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 53 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent are found. Excluding France Ferrieu occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.
Ferrieu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ferrieu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferrieu surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrieux | 93 | 242 | / |
| Ferrius | 86 | 14 | / |
| Farrieu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ferriou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ferriut | 86 | 0 | / |
| Feriu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ferraiou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Feroiu | 77 | 171 | / |
| Fereau | 77 | 35 | / |
| Ferius | 77 | 21 | / |
| Fereou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Feriou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Verieu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Farriu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ferreahut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fergeau | 71 | 187 | / |
| Fieroiu | 71 | 75 | / |
| Fereoux | 71 | 11 | / |
| Feiroiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veurieu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ferreoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fariu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Verroiou | 67 | 44 | / |
| Veriu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Feryu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ferju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferruyau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verrueau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ferrieu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis