Ferus Surname

419,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Czechia

Ferus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3531:153,47817,355
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Czechia841:126,58920,289
Haiti691:154,8396,504
Austria231:370,23639,193
France211:3,162,987209,042
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Feruś (425) & Férus (2) are calculated separately.

Ferus (136) may also be a first name.

Ferus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferus (Hindi: फेरुस्, Russian: Ферус) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Feruś or Férus. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ferus is the 419,303rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,801,384 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Ferus live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 794,286th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 136 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 153,478. In South Africa Ferus is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 72 percent live, Northern Cape, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Czechia, where 10 percent live.

Ferus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferus surname rose 704 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ferus last name are 13.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.34% registered with the party.

The amount Ferus earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.31% less than the national average, earning R 184,632 per year; in United States they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning $45,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% less than the national average, earning $47,792 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feruś93425/
Férus932/
Fergus916,553/
Ferrus911,512/
Fierus91189/
Ferous9157/
Fetrus9131/
Feerus9129/
Faerus9110/
Feirus918/
Ferusz915/
Feruse914/
Fereus911/
Fearus911/
Feruss910/
Feru89755/
Fergous83190/
Ferrous8341/
Ferreus834/
Ferouse834/
Ferguss834/
Feargus832/
Ferruse831/
Feyrous831/
Feroust831/
Ferauds831/
Ferousz831/
Fearous830/
Ferru801,297/
Firus80889/
Verus80832/
Feruz80554/
Feros80380/
Forus80301/
Farus80183/
Ferou8054/
Ferut8053/
Ferțu8051/
Fyrus8035/
Feruh8015/
Fergu8012/
Ferzu807/
Fieru807/
Feuru807/
Ferau805/
Fehru803/
Ferud803/
Feruj802/
Ferhu801/
Feeru801/
Feiru801/
Ferui801/
Ferup801/
Fejru801/
Ferusová77226/
Ferusova775/
Ferousse772/
Fierhuis771/
Feraud734,105/
Vereus731,057/
Ferros731,030/
Fairus73962/
Ferrau73857/
Ferruz73712/
Ferouz73576/
Ferrou73384/
Farrus73371/
Vierus73213/
Ferrut73202/
Feraux73189/
Feraut73182/
Fareus73160/
Ferosh73142/
Faraus73141/
Faeruz73122/
Verush73120/
Fergou73111/
Veerus7397/
Ferrux7382/
Feroux7377/
Fieros7354/
Ferrús7344/
Firaus7343/
Feruch7332/
Fitrus7330/
Feirup7328/
Ferruh7325/
Fahrus7325/
Forusz7322/
Ferhut7317/
Feirud7316/
Feyruz7314/
Feerup7313/
Firous7311/
Fayrus738/
Feiruz738/
Farhus737/
Feruce736/
Firuse735/
Fierou735/
Feroos734/
Fieruś734/
Farush733/
Forush733/
Verhus733/
Ferouh733/
Ferreu732/
Ferrui732/
Faruss732/
Ferosz732/
Ferruc732/
Ferouj732/
Ferozs732/
Feeros731/
Feeruz731/
Forhus731/
Foirus731/
Vearus731/
Feroud731/
Férgus731/
Fearud731/
Fehrou731/
Fereuz731/
Fetrou731/
Ferzou731/
Pherus731/
Ferhou731/
Verrus731/
Foreus731/
Firush731/
Faarus731/
Feirui731/
Fehrud730/
Veruis730/
Foruss730/
Ferrusova711/
Feruszová711/
Ferrousse711/
Fierros6712,589/
Firu671,910/
Veru671,175/
Ferraud67588/
Ferroud67546/
Ferhouh67256/
Ferault67236/
Feró67175/
Farouss67171/
Ferruit67130/
Ferroux67113/
Feroudj67101/
Ferraut6778/
Verheus6777/
Ferraux6760/
Verhush6749/
Vierhus6737/
Firouse6724/
Pherous6720/
Feirouz6713/
Firzaus6713/
Feroosh6710/
Ferruch6710/
Ferrouj6710/
Ferzouz679/
Fairous678/
Feyrouz676/
Fettrau676/
Fierrou676/
Faroush675/
Ferrouh675/
Feruggi674/
Fairuzs674/
Fairuse673/
Ferrhousse673/
Farhush673/
Phetrus673/
Vearous672/
Firhaus672/
Fairush672/
Ferouch672/
Ferrouz672/
Foirush672/
Fereutz672/
Féru672/
Fhairus672/
Ferhout672/
Fairuss672/
Ferhoud671/
Ferross671/
Firgous671/
Fehross671/
Farhuss671/
Verruss671/
Feraudj671/
Ferruce671/
Ferrout671/
Ferruth671/
Vieruss671/
Veroush671/
Verreus671/
Farraus671/
Verusch671/
Feyreuz671/
Feyrouy671/
Feroudh671/
Ferouha671/
Ferouhe671/
Ferouth671/
Forreus671/
Fjru671/
Fayruus671/
Verauss670/
Fairrus670/
Verhaus670/
Frehaus670/

Ferus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferus in the Hindi language
फेरुस्pherus-
Ferus in the Russian language
Ферусferus-

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