Ferro Surname

8,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Ferro Surname Definition:

Of unknown geographic origin. From name "Ferrer" (see), meaning iron anchor.

Of Genoese origin.

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Ferro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy26,4441:2,313157
Argentina7,6821:5,564597
United States7,6601:47,3185,747
Brazil5,5121:38,8381,594
Spain3,7881:12,3421,422
Peru3,7421:8,4941,251
Colombia2,7251:17,5321,442
Cuba2,2201:5,190592
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Mexico1,3501:91,9453,602
France1,1311:58,7297,882
Uruguay5441:6,308696
Philippines4671:216,78433,675
Ecuador4201:37,8714,147
Venezuela4131:73,1333,070
Canada3601:102,34911,090
Albania3281:8,8841,685
Belgium2641:43,5487,109
Switzerland2421:33,9384,986
Germany2411:334,04832,981
England1801:309,54523,336
Australia1541:175,29717,847
Chile1451:121,4934,378
Greece1321:83,93814,173
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Panama1051:37,2602,014
India741:10,365,748197,751
Croatia521:81,31913,910
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Gibraltar291:1,171268
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Andorra271:3,105589
Honduras271:326,5352,797
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
Cape Verde251:21,186802
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Austria141:608,24554,975
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Wales91:343,83718,086
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

The alternate forms: Ferró (124) are calculated separately.

Ferro (1,858) may also be a first name.

Ferro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of unknown geographic origin. From name "Ferrer" (see), meaning iron anchor.

Of Genoese origin.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Italian) Dweller near where iron was mined.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

It is a surname with Portuguese origins. It has two different meanings. The first meaning refers to the profession of blacksmithing. That is, an iron craftsman who sells or repairs iron parts. It was used in blacksmith families. The second meaning refers to a common migratory bird in Portugal inserted in the Turdid family, called Ferreirinho.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

It is a surname with Portuguese origins. It has two different meanings. The first meaning refers to the profession of blacksmithing. That is, an iron craftsman who sells or repairs iron parts. It was used in blacksmith families. The second meaning refers to a common migratory bird in Portugal inserted in the Turdid family, called Ferreirinho.

- carolferrosa

Ferro Last Name Facts

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

Ferro (Arabic: فيرو, Russian: Ферро) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Ferró. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,217th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 105,213 people. Ferro is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Ferro are found; 44 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 38 percent are found in Italic Europe. Ferro is also the 176,700th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 1,858 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 26,444 people, or 1 in 2,313. In Italy Ferro is most numerous in: Veneto, where 27 percent are found, Piedmont, where 19 percent are found and Sicily, where 18 percent are found. Not including Italy Ferro is found in 77 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Ferro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ferro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferro surname rose 11,606 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ferro last name is primarily Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ferro last name are 1.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.42% registered with the party.

The amount Ferro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning €34,707 per year; in Norway they earn 26.11% less than the national average, earning 255,710 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,514 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.65% more than the national average, earning R 367,512 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.58% more than the national average, earning $27,828,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $47,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $53,521 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferró93124/
Fierro9196,665/
Ferros911,030/
Ferrou91384/
Ferroh91216/
Ferroa91205/
Ferrot9195/
Ferrod9138/
Ferroz9131/
Feirro919/
Ferrro915/
Ferroi915/
Ferroy913/
Ferroj911/
Feerro911/
Ferroo911/
Fero894,801/
Ferroud83546/
Ferroux83113/
Ferrous8341/
Ferrois8327/
Ferrodp8310/
Fierrou836/
Ferrouh835/
Ferroha833/
Ferrouz832/
Fierrro832/
Ferross831/
Fierroi831/
Ferrout831/
Fierroa831/
Ferrott830/
Feroz8052,032/
Farro8011,928/
Ferra807,811/
Forro803,278/
Fiero801,875/
Feroj801,513/
Verro80708/
Feros80380/
Feero80359/
Fetro80189/
Ferot80125/
Feiro80118/
Fergo80115/
Feroy8088/
Feroh8081/
Ferou8054/
Feroa8048/
Ferrá8043/
Feuro8021/
Ferrà8019/
Ferzo8018/
Feroo8018/
Foero8017/
Fearo8016/
Feroi8015/
Firro8012/
Ferho8011/
Ferod803/
Feyro802/
Ferrã801/
Faero800/
Ferroist771/
Ferroult770/
Ferraz73165,038/
Ferrah7315,241/
Ferras735,809/
Ferrat732,810/
Ferrau73857/
Ferrad73853/
Ferooz73775/
Ferouz73576/
Feeroz73297/
Ferraa73275/
Verrou73176/
Ferosh73142/
Ferrás73133/
Fierra73115/
Fergou73111/
Feurra7382/
Verroy7382/
Feroux7377/
Fetrot7371/
Fetros7369/
Feeroj7363/
Ferous7357/
Fieroh7357/
Farroh7337/
Fettro7337/
Verroi7337/
Feirra7318/
Fearoj7317/
Ferraù7315/
Forroy7314/
Ferrza7310/
Ferràs7310/
Fergoy7310/
Farroj737/
Feiroz736/
Feiroj735/
Featro735/
Fierou735/
Feroos734/
Fearoz734/
Ferhoh734/
Firroj733/
Pherro733/
Fieroa733/
Farroo733/
Ferouh733/
Fairro732/
Ferreu732/
Ferois732/
Vierro732/
Ferrra732/
Ferráz732/
Faeroy732/
Ferozs732/
Fergoj731/
Ferood731/
Firros731/
Fheroj731/
Fieroj731/
Fieroo731/
Feeros731/
Ferohe731/
Feroud731/
Ferràh731/
Ferhod731/
Ferozz731/
Fyrrou731/
Farroy731/
Fehrou731/
Feyrot731/
Fferoz731/
Feroch731/
Fetrou731/
Ferzou731/
Ferhou731/
Ferohy730/
Feroit730/
Ferott730/
Fearoy730/
Feruot730/
Faeroh730/
Faro6726,961/
Fera677,885/
Vero676,347/
Foro673,510/
Freo671,451/
Firo67942/
Ferraud67588/
Farrouh67530/
Ferhouh67256/
Feró67175/
Ferratt6791/
Ferraut6778/
Ferreau6764/
Ferraux6760/
Verrooy6723/
Vierrou6721/
Feirouz6713/
Ferrads6711/
Feroosh6710/
Feyrouz676/
Ferrazz675/
Ferrraz675/
Ferrass674/
Feerooz673/
Ferrhat673/
Fetrosh673/
Ferouch672/
Ferrras672/
Ferhout672/
Ferhoud671/
Ferraha671/
Feerooj671/
Fehross671/
Ferraah671/
Ferrach671/
Ferraht671/
Feyrous671/
Feerraz671/
Ferraaz671/
Fferraz671/
Fearooz671/
Farrooy671/
Fieroha671/
Fierzoo671/
Ferodss671/
Feroggi671/
Feroust671/
Ferrats671/
Ferò671/
Featroz671/
Ferousz671/
Feirooz671/
Firrouz671/
Feroudh671/
Ferouth671/
Vferrah671/
Feirras671/
Fetrooz671/
Ferraas671/
Ferratz671/
Fearoch670/
Pherrod670/
Fearous670/
Fairrot670/

Ferro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferro in the Russian language
Ферроferro-
Ferro in the Arabic language
فيروfyrw-

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