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

The surname Ferrum (Russian: Феррум) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ferrum is the 1,310,135th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Ferrum live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 39 people.

The last name Ferrum is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 906,434. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 80 percent are found, Primorsky Krai, where 8 percent are found and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 2 percent are found. Other than Russia it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

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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  • 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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