Fers Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Algeria

Fers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1271:523,01472,224
Algeria1061:364,44932,370
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Austria201:425,77243,235
Hungary171:577,42834,558
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Ferš (219) & Ferś (32) are calculated separately.

Fers (30) may also be a first name.

Fers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fers (Russian: Ферс) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ferš or Ferś. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 674,066th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. The surname Fers occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Fers live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 29 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 30 people.

Fers is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 523,014. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 56 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside and Grand Est, where 8 percent reside. Other than France it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Fers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fers surname rose 655 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fers surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Fers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferš92219/
Ferś9232/
Fears896,462/
Fiers892,172/
Ferst891,302/
Fehrs89908/
Foers89287/
Fersz8999/
Ferse8991/
Faers8970/
Ferrs8950/
Fersh8942/
Feers8927/
Pfers8910/
Feirs894/
Feurs893/
Fejrs891/
Fhers891/
Fersch801,537/
Ferszt80540/
Feerst80138/
Fersht80108/
Fearst803/
Fearse803/
Foersh802/
Ferrzs801/
Fehers801/
Feitrs801/
Ferrsz801/
Fersøe801/
Foehrs801/
Fershe801/
Feirst800/
Ferstt800/
Fearsh800/
Faehrs800/
Fettrs800/
Ferrss800/
Fars7535,673/
Fors757,932/
Vers754,660/
Firs75563/
Fyrs7558/
Förs752/
Ferx751/
Foersch73103/
Pfersch7347/
Fersova7314/
Ferscht730/
Viers673,354/
Forss672,994/
First672,020/
Ferch671,987/
Farsh671,535/
Fairs67633/
Vehrs67628/
Veirs67532/
Farss67329/
Forsh67253/
Vears67221/
Fyrst67171/
Veers67127/
Forså67109/
Versh6785/
Forås6772/
Verås6769/
Farrs6758/
Farsø6754/
Ferje6725/
Farås6723/
Firse6723/
Ferze6722/
Åfors6717/
Voers6716/
Föhrs6715/
Fohrs6714/
Firsz6711/
Ferce678/
Versz672/
Pfersche672/
Forrs672/
Farsz672/
Fuirs671/
Geeffers671/
Fahrs671/
Fyors671/
Fhars671/
Pfeirsch671/
Verss671/
Fyrsz671/
Forsz671/
Forsø671/
Ffors671/
Firsp671/
Faars670/
Phers670/
Firsh670/

Fers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fers in the Russian language
Ферсfers-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fers
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