Ferrum Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Ferrum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferrum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1591:906,43471,932
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Ferrum (39) may also be a first name.

Ferrum Last Name Facts

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

Ferrum (Russian: Феррум) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,310,135th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Ferrum are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Ferrum is also the 1,637,361st most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name Ferrum is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 906,434. In Russia Ferrum is mostly concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 80 percent reside, Primorsky Krai, where 8 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 2 percent reside. Besides Russia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferroum921,158/
Ferum914/
Ferume8331/
Ferrom8312/
Fergum8310/
Verrum833/
Feroum832/
Farrum831/
Ferroun7710/
Farroum774/
Ferhoum771/
Fehroum771/
Forum73184/
Farum7368/
Verum7326/
Ferun7316/
Ferom734/
Ferroune711/
Ferron6716,517/
Vejrum67211/
Veirum6796/
Ferrón6763/
Faraum6751/
Verrun6724/
Feroun6719/
Vaerum6716/
Fajrum6711/
Fireum6710/
Fahrum676/
Fearom672/
Farhum672/
Ferung671/
Ferzun671/
Ferunt671/
Feruin671/
Ferhun671/
Foroum671/
Firoum671/
Varrum671/
Fareum671/
Ferune671/
Feraun671/
Forhum670/
Firrom670/
Foreum670/

Ferrum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferrum in the Russian language
Феррумferrum-

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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 Ferrum
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