Ferrins Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ferrins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferrins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Ferrins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferrins occurs most in Ireland. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Ferrins reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 336,353. In Ireland Ferrins is most numerous in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Barring Ireland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 27 percent are found.

Ferrins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ferrins has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Ferrins surname increased 108 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferrins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ferrins surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferins927/
Ferrens8683/
Fergins8654/
Fearins8627/
Ferions861/
Forrins861/
Farrins860/
Feirins860/
Feurins860/
Ferns834,655/
Fehriens807/
Fierrens802/
Ferrince801/
Fairrins800/
Ferens773,816/
Fearns771,325/
Fernås7710/
Verins778/
Farins776/
Faerns774/
Feryns771/
Firins771/
Forins771/
Fernss771/
Feirns770/
Feurns770/
Fierens712,932/
Farrens71727/
Fehrens7143/
Ferrenz7133/
Fajrins7118/
Fernsjø717/
Forrens713/
Forinsh712/
Ferince712/
Fariens711/
Ferrnce711/
Faerens711/
Fearens710/
Fearnns710/
Forns671,123/
Ferrence67443/
Firns67199/
Farns67130/
Fernz6796/
Verroens6748/
Feręs6737/
Verns6723/
Feirense671/
Faarrens671/

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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 Ferrins
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