Ferslev Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ferslev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferslev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2251:25,0882,553
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ferslev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferslev occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ferslev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferslev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,067,497th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name Ferslev occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ferslev live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Ferslev is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 25,088. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 37 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 29 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 27 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferslew8633/
Forslev869/
Forslöv7141/
Ferzillaev7115/
Verslov712/
Forsløv711/
Forsleff6720/
Forslöf57170/
Vorslov5765/
Forslöw5752/
Vorslav5731/
Verslyp578/
Verzlov576/
Varslav571/
Forsslöf533/
Versluif531/
Verschelb501/

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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 Ferslev
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