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
Ferrão is found most frequently in Mozambique. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferrão? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,337th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,756 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ferrão are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.
The surname Ferrão is most commonly used in Mozambique, where it is held by 55,001 people, or 1 in 496. Excluding Mozambique this last name is found in 113 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 13 percent reside and Portugal, where 11 percent reside.
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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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