Ferrol Surname

344,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Dominica

Ferrol Surname Definition:

(Gaelic.) Famous men.

Ferrol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2071:225,85514,954
Dominica1371:554135
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
France1151:577,58977,507
Scotland1091:49,1184,267
England1041:535,75133,356
Philippines841:1,205,21794,524
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
United States Virgin Islands251:4,415699
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
British Virgin Islands101:3,159366
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Saint Martin11:35,156229
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland381:98,5064,956
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ferrol (430) may also be a first name.

Ferrol Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Gaelic.) Famous men.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Ferrol Last Name Facts

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

Ferrol (Russian: Феррол) occurs most in Spain. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrol? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 344,897th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,862,096 people. Ferrol occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Ferrol live; 23 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 20 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 413,955th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 430 people.

The surname Ferrol is most commonly held in Spain, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 225,855. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Galicia, where 60 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 23 percent are found and Madrid, where 7 percent are found. Besides Spain this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Dominica, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Ferrol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferrol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferrol last name expanded 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 287 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 945 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferrol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ferrol are 7.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.71% being registered with the political party.

Ferrol earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,034 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferroul9290/
Ferrold9231/
Ferroil929/
Ferroll924/
Fierrol922/
Ferrole921/
Ferroel921/
Ferol911,046/
Ferrosil863/
Ferroult860/
Ferral834,482/
Farrol83361/
Feroul83196/
Ferole839/
Ferold834/
Verrol834/
Feroel833/
Feroil831/
Feirol831/
Ferrul830/
Ferroille801/
Ferrall771,069/
Ferhoul77285/
Farroll77123/
Forroll7752/
Verroul7748/
Ferrull7710/
Ferholt7710/
Ferrale778/
Farroul772/
Ferrulh772/
Ferrule771/
Forroul771/
Ferralt771/
Ferrald770/
Fehrole770/
Fettrol770/
Farol731,413/
Feral731,258/
Verol73160/
Firol7333/
Ferul7316/
Forol733/
Freol732/
Fyrol730/
Ferrault71117/
Fettroll7121/
Ferrulle718/
Firrolle712/
Ferreull711/
Pherrold711/
Ferhoolt711/
Fergal67487/
Verral67208/
Farral67113/
Forral6756/
Freoul6736/
Firoul6734/
Ferhal6731/
Ferale6729/
Veroul6726/
Fairol6714/
Fejral6714/
Feyral6712/
Faruol6711/
Farool677/
Fergul676/
Ferall675/
Firole674/
Ferald673/
Feralt672/
Fesral672/
Ferahl672/
Freole672/
Férole672/
Ferule671/
Ferreault671/
Feeral671/
Fahrol671/
Féroul671/
Fayrol671/
Faroil671/
Faroll670/
Fearal670/
Vorrol670/
Voerol670/
Faeral670/

Ferrol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferrol in the Russian language
Ферролferrol-

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