van Ferneij Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Ferneij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ferneij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
France71:9,488,960336,266

van Ferneij Last Name Facts

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

van Ferneij is most common in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Ferneij? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Ferneij live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Ferneij is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 804,151. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 67 percent reside, North Brabant, where 24 percent reside and Flevoland, where 5 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Ferney863/
van Vernooij781/
van Verna701/

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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 van Ferneij
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