Ferson Surname

413,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ferson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3651:993,03873,486
Belgium1761:65,32210,474
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Northern Ireland671:27,5382,970
England331:1,688,42669,999
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Ferson (856) may also be a first name.

Ferson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferson (Russian: Ферсон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 413,383rd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,644,776 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 35 percent of Ferson reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 278,400th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 856 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 993,038. In The United States Ferson is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent live, Washington, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Ferson exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 21 percent live and Malawi, where 16 percent live.

Ferson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ferson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferson last name expanded 188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ferson last name is chiefly Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ferson last name are 4.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ferson earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.75% more than the national average, earning $49,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $55,029 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fearson92239/
Fierson9272/
Feirson9212/
Ferrson9211/
Fershon921/
Fersgon921/
Fersuon920/
Fearsonn862/
Fethrson860/
Fersan83420/
Fersen83105/
Firson8350/
Ferzon8314/
Fercon834/
Fersán831/
Fyrson831/
Fersonova807/
Pherson77765/
Fehrsen77113/
Vershon7768/
Fairson7711/
Version7710/
Feirsen776/
Ferchon772/
Fergion772/
Versson772/
Vearson772/
Verhson771/
Fearsom771/
Fearsen771/
Firscon771/
Ferseen771/
Ferjoun771/
Fersien770/
Phearson71103/
Fergione7192/
Phersson7150/
Ferdjoun712/
Ferggion710/
Phierson710/
Pherrson710/
Verzon67988/
Versen67642/
Ferjan67503/
Versan67302/
Ferzan67150/
Firsan6780/
Fercan6758/
Frezon6757/
Versun6754/
Versén6740/
Firzon6738/
Fersanova6717/
Fersum6715/
Firsonova675/
Feržan675/
Firsen674/
Fercen674/
Verschoon673/
Ferdjoune673/
Färsén672/
Feherjohn671/
Fyrsonova671/
Ferzun671/

Ferson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferson in the Russian language
Ферсонferson-

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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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  • 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 Ferson
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