Ferton Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ferton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4401:150,96123,407
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Ferton (43) may also be a first name.

Ferton Last Name Facts

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

Ferton (Russian: Фертон) is found most in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 656,126th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,877,006 people. The last name Ferton is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Ferton are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,545,828th most common first name globally It is held by 43 people.

This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 150,961. In France Ferton is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 50 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Ferton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferton last name contracted 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feurton922/
Fherton921/
Fertton920/
Fertond920/
Fertoune861/
Forton832,665/
Verton83520/
Freton83286/
Fertan8385/
Fertun8317/
Farton8311/
Firton830/
Fretton77163/
Fertane77154/
Forthon7718/
Fertuin7710/
Fortoon7710/
Fertune775/
Fartoon774/
Firtond771/
Fairton771/
Pherton771/
Fhorton770/
Vearton770/
Fertang770/
Firtton770/
Fhirtong711/
Fretoine710/
Virton67308/
Fartan67190/
Fortan67138/
Värton6791/
Vertun6769/
Varton6741/
Vertan6725/
Fortón678/
Fretun677/
Vorton675/
Vertán674/
Pherthong671/
Fărtan671/
Fartán671/
Fretan671/
Phetrtong671/

Ferton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferton in the Russian language
Фертонferton-

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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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  • 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 Ferton
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