Ferrão Surname
6,337th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 89,138 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique
Ferrão Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 55,001 | 1:496 | 96 |
| Angola | 11,240 | 1:2,401 | 402 |
| Portugal | 9,662 | 1:1,078 | 179 |
| Italy | 4,533 | 1:13,491 | 2,176 |
| Brazil | 3,059 | 1:69,982 | 2,596 |
| United States | 2,059 | 1:176,036 | 17,661 |
| India | 417 | 1:1,839,485 | 64,900 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Spain | 333 | 1:140,397 | 10,531 |
| France | 232 | 1:286,305 | 43,905 |
| Argentina | 219 | 1:195,175 | 16,241 |
| Canada | 191 | 1:192,909 | 18,967 |
| England | 185 | 1:301,179 | 22,911 |
| Mexico | 140 | 1:886,616 | 12,288 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Australia | 105 | 1:257,102 | 23,526 |
| Oman | 101 | 1:36,515 | 2,479 |
| Russia | 91 | 1:1,583,770 | 106,512 |
| Switzerland | 85 | 1:96,623 | 10,422 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Colombia | 71 | 1:672,874 | 7,889 |
| Germany | 63 | 1:1,277,864 | 81,414 |
| Guatemala | 51 | 1:315,346 | 4,565 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Gibraltar | 38 | 1:894 | 185 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| Uruguay | 30 | 1:114,392 | 10,866 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Peru | 19 | 1:1,672,849 | 23,436 |
| United Arab Emirates | 19 | 1:482,225 | 23,275 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Cuba | 16 | 1:720,170 | 6,008 |
| Cape Verde | 11 | 1:48,149 | 1,796 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Ferrão Demographics
Average Male Ferrão Height
174.69 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 52 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ferrão Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferrão Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ferrão is found in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ferrão click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferrão? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,337th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 81,756 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ferrão reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 55,001 people, or 1 in 496. Barring Mozambique it is found in 113 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 13 percent are found and Portugal, where 11 percent are found.
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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
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