The Ferra surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 837 people carried this name — #27,176 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 322,600 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 205 people named Ferra.
59 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
153 people named Ferra have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 184 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Ferra live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ferra.
- Fernandez 139,302 · U.S. census
- Fernando 4,298 · U.S. census
- Fernbach 241 · U.S. census
- Fernette 138 · U.S. census
- Ferney 183 · U.S. census
- Feron 163 · U.S. census
- Ferracci 104 · U.S. census
- Ferran 869 · U.S. census
- Ferrand 728 · U.S. census
- Ferrando 606 · U.S. census
- Ferrant 155 · U.S. census
- Ferrante 6,355 · U.S. census
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