Ferrieu Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ferrieu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferrieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2481:267,83441,280
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ferrieu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferrieu is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrieu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,009,375th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ferrieu are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Ferrieu is most frequent in France, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 267,834. In France it is mostly found in: Occitanie, where 53 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent live. Beside France it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Ferrieu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferrieu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferrieu surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrieux93242/
Ferrius8614/
Farrieu868/
Ferriou861/
Ferriut860/
Feriu834/
Ferraiou805/
Feroiu77171/
Fereau7735/
Ferius7721/
Fereou775/
Feriou773/
Verieu772/
Farriu771/
Ferreahut751/
Fergeau71187/
Fieroiu7175/
Fereoux7111/
Feiroiu711/
Veurieu711/
Ferreoo711/
Fariu6755/
Verroiou6744/
Veriu6729/
Feryu679/
Ferju671/
Ferruyau671/
Verrueau671/

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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
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  • 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
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