Ferwerda Surname

174,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ferwerda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferwerda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,6971:9,9511,318
United States5611:646,09451,847
Australia631:428,50333,982
Canada621:594,28449,093
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ferwerda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferwerda is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferwerda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 174,030th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,954,011 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Ferwerda are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,697 people, or 1 in 9,951. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Friesland, where 27 percent are found, North Holland, where 21 percent are found and South Holland, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands Ferwerda is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Ferwerda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ferwerda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferwerda last name expanded 7,013 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferwerda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferwerda surname are 12.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.2% registered with the party.

The amount Ferwerda earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.74% more than the national average, earning $49,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3% more than the national average, earning $51,173 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferwierda941/
Ferverda8855/
Verwerda8822/
Ferwarda881/
Frewerda881/
Ferberda881/
Ferwerde880/
Ververda7597/
Firwerde751/
Verwerde751/
Verweirde7122/
Verweerde7110/
Firverdi631/
Firbirdo501/

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Ferwerda Reference & Research

Ferverda FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Ferverda FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ferwerda
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