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

The last name Ferton (Russian: Фертон) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferton? popularity and diffusion

Ferton is the 656,126th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,877,006 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Ferton are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Ferton is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 43 people.

This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 440 people, or 1 in 150,961. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 50 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside. Apart from France this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Ferton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferton last name declined 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ferton surname is primarily 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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  • 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 Ferton
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