Ferrero Surname
Approximately 69,862 people bear this surname
Ferrero Surname Definition:
Ancient surname found in Barcelona. Name of village near Oviedo. Derived from Ferrer (see) and refers to ironworks.
An Asturian name from a place with the same name in Gozon, a political subdivision of Ávila.
See Ferraro, Ferreira, Ferro, Herrera.
Read More About This SurnameFerrero Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 33,287 | 1:1,837 | 103 |
| Argentina | 14,820 | 1:2,884 | 364 |
| Spain | 11,928 | 1:3,920 | 485 |
| France | 3,667 | 1:18,114 | 2,004 |
| United States | 2,784 | 1:130,194 | 13,719 |
| Brazil | 540 | 1:396,434 | 15,111 |
| Uruguay | 436 | 1:7,871 | 883 |
| Venezuela | 310 | 1:97,433 | 3,627 |
| Philippines | 243 | 1:416,618 | 52,628 |
| Cuba | 190 | 1:60,646 | 2,321 |
| Switzerland | 155 | 1:52,987 | 6,909 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Mexico | 132 | 1:940,350 | 12,696 |
| Australia | 126 | 1:214,252 | 20,680 |
| England | 117 | 1:476,223 | 30,919 |
| Chile | 108 | 1:163,116 | 5,443 |
| Colombia | 106 | 1:450,699 | 6,715 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Germany | 78 | 1:1,032,121 | 70,345 |
| Peru | 70 | 1:454,059 | 13,591 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Ecuador | 49 | 1:324,609 | 9,222 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Costa Rica | 30 | 1:159,336 | 2,242 |
| Monaco | 26 | 1:1,426 | 42 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Ferreró (7) are calculated separately.
Ferrero (955) may also be a first name.
Ferrero Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ancient surname found in Barcelona. Name of village near Oviedo. Derived from Ferrer (see) and refers to ironworks.
An Asturian name from a place with the same name in Gozon, a political subdivision of Ávila.
See Ferraro, Ferreira, Ferro, Herrera.
(Italian) A worker in metals, a smith.
Ferrero Demographics
Average Ferrero Salary in
United States
$47,974 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ferrero Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferrero Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ferrero (Arabic: فريرو) occurs most in Italy. It may be found in the variant forms: Ferreró. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferrero? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,144th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 104,313 people. Ferrero occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Ferrero live; 65 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent live in Italic Europe. Ferrero is also the 261,239th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 955 people.
It is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 33,287 people, or 1 in 1,837. In Italy it is primarily found in: Piedmont, where 90 percent live, Liguria, where 5 percent live and Lombardy, where 1 percent live. Apart from Italy Ferrero occurs in 83 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 21 percent live and Spain, where 17 percent live.
Ferrero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ferrero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferrero last name grew 14,653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,340 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferrero Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ferrero last name are 2.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.68% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ferrero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning €37,918 per year; in Norway they earn 32.81% less than the national average, earning 232,545 kr per year; in Peru they earn 521.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 120,388 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.78% more than the national average, earning R 308,400 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.3% more than the national average, earning $27,538,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $47,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $46,372 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ferrero Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrero in the Arabic language | ||
| فريرو | fryrw | - |
| فيريرو | fyryrw | - |
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Ferrero Reference & Research
Ferreira 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
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