Ferrum Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Ferrum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 159 | 1:906,434 | 71,932 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferroum | 92 | 1,158 | / |
| Ferum | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ferume | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ferrom | 83 | 12 | / |
| Fergum | 83 | 10 | / |
| Verrum | 83 | 3 | / |
| Feroum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Farrum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ferroun | 77 | 10 | / |
| Farroum | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ferhoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fehroum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forum | 73 | 184 | / |
| Farum | 73 | 68 | / |
| Verum | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ferun | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ferom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ferroune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ferron | 67 | 16,517 | / |
| Vejrum | 67 | 211 | / |
| Veirum | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ferrón | 67 | 63 | / |
| Faraum | 67 | 51 | / |
| Verrun | 67 | 24 | / |
| Feroun | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vaerum | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fajrum | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fireum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fahrum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fearom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farhum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ferung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferzun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferunt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feruin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferhun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foroum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Firoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varrum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fareum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feraun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forhum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Firrom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foreum | 67 | 0 | / |
Ferrum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrum in the Russian language | ||
| Феррум | ferrum | - |
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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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