Ferš Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Ferš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2141:11,6252,765
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Fers (443) & Ferś (32) are calculated separately.

Ferš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferš is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Fers or Ferś. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferš? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,111,382nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ferš reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 11,625. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Drava, where 78 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 7 percent live and Mura, where 6 percent live. Not including Slovenia Ferš is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fers92443/
Ferś9232/
Verš7512/
Ferx751/
Firš751/
Fears676,462/
Fiers672,172/
Ferch671,987/
Ferst671,302/
Fehrs67908/
Foers67287/
Fersz6799/
Ferse6791/
Faers6770/
Ferrs6750/
Fersh6742/
Feers6727/
Ferje6725/
Ferze6722/
Pfers6710/
Ferce678/
Feirs674/
Feurs673/
Fejrs671/
Fhers671/

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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 Ferš
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