Ferrière Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Ferrière Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 69 | 1:166,618 | 22,787 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
The alternate forms: Ferriere (2,721) & Ferriére (7) are calculated separately.
Ferrière Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferrière Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ferrière occurs most in Belgium. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ferriere or Ferriére. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferrière? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,565,797th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Ferrière reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 166,618. In Belgium Ferrière is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 84 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Belgium it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 32 percent reside and Switzerland, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferriere | 96 | 2,721 | / |
| Ferriére | 96 | 7 | / |
| Ferrières | 94 | 11 | / |
| Verrière | 88 | 34 | / |
| Ferrieres | 82 | 677 | / |
| Ferrier | 80 | 21,058 | / |
| Feriere | 80 | 14 | / |
| Fierrierie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ferriera | 75 | 1,230 | / |
| Verriere | 75 | 1,062 | / |
| Ferrieri | 75 | 1,035 | / |
| Ferriira | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ferrijer | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ferriery | 75 | 1 | / |
| Verriére | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ferrierr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ferriyra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ferierre | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ferreeira | 71 | 87 | / |
| Ferrieira | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ferreaira | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ferrierra | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ferreoira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ferrierio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ferriiera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Verrier | 67 | 8,653 | / |
| Fergere | 67 | 34 | / |
| Feurier | 67 | 8 | / |
| Veriere | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fearier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feerier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferryjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferieri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Firrier | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ferrière
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