Fernando is used as a family name or surname in Spain, Portugal. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fernando
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Spain, Portugal
Meaning:

Fernando is variant of the Farrance. See Farrant - The English form of Ferdinandus, Spanish Fernandez, Italian Ferando, Old French Ferant.

The variant of Farren. Grandson of Arachan.

Form of Farrand. Descendant of Ferrand, a contraction of Ferdinand meaning "journey, venture"; one who had iron-gray, or graying, hair.

Is the variant form of Fernandez. Son of Fernando meaning "journey, venture".

How popular is Fernando?

Fernando is common in Sri Lanka, Angola, Mozambique, Philippines, Indonesia, United States, Brazil, Portugal, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, England, India, Bangladesh, Canada, Qatar, Oman, Russia, Spain, France, Italy, Malawi, Namibia, Bahrain, Kuwait, New Zealand, Singapore, Argentina, Malaysia, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Germany, Macau, Thailand, South Africa, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Guatemala, Benin, Sweden, Switzerland, Peru.

Fernando is ranked 573 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fernandos grew by 30.2 per cent to 5596 since 2000 and ranked 6123 after elevating 1038 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 62.79 58.1
Hispanic or Latino 18.23 18.75
White 8.88 11.38
Others 5.22 6.35
Black 2.45 2.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.43 2.72
Fernando is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sri Lanka which signifies its Sri Lanka provenence. Around 946604 people have been found who wears Fernando as their family name. Fernando is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Fernando:
2 Sri Lanka583,843
40 Angola124,428
32 Mozambique105,675
Countries with ten thousands of Fernando:
121 Philippines54,920
1,122 Indonesia15,231
Countries with thousands of Fernando:
6,852 United States6,273
1,464 Brazil6,071
296 Portugal5,105
767 Australia5,067
221 United Arab Emirates5,034
1,753 Mexico4,927
1,329 Saudi Arabia3,260
2,604 England3,063
16,383 India2,653
3,342 Bangladesh2,343
2,450 Canada2,162
84 Qatar2,006
362 Oman1,532
12,746 Russia1,384
4,172 Spain1,067
Countries with hundreds of Fernando:
10,444 France891
14,996 Italy707
3,692 Malawi706
654 Namibia659
311 Bahrain647
833 Kuwait627
1,540 New Zealand507
586 Singapore454
9,124 Argentina396
5,674 Malaysia367
1,866 Dominican Republic324
4,361 Colombia317
31,760 Germany256
249 Macau234
52,504 Thailand232
25,383 South Africa217
25,756 Egypt214
11,409 Zimbabwe199
899 Fiji189
2,802 Guatemala185
7,383 Benin173
4,556 Sweden166
7,569 Switzerland135
10,235 Peru129
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,939 Netherlands93
64,020 DR Congo75
7,479 Denmark74
297 Guam70
1,905 Hong Kong70
5,959 Scotland66
14,860 Zambia65
2,520 Trinidad and Tobago61
4,914 Ireland55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,093 Norway49
377 São Tomé and Príncipe40
35,739 Belgium37
10,240 Ecuador37
3,038 Sudan36
31,360 Belarus35
2,156 China34
11,607 Botswana33
36,900 Japan31
404 American Samoa28
54,524 Greece27
86 Guinea-Bissau25
17,711 Venezuela24
39,193 Austria23
170,290 Nigeria23
5,757 Cuba22
5,083 Paraguay22
14,948 Uruguay19
6,334 Northern Ireland18
2,191 Puerto Rico18
11,581 Wales18
5,614 Jamaica16
3,295 Nicaragua16
55,960 Pakistan14
6,847 Panama14
13,780 Azerbaijan11
26,155 Chile11
486 Northern Mariana Islands11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
80,937 Czechia10
32,186 Finland10
2,003 Jersey10
2,328 Belize9
14,518 Ethiopia9
975 Myanmar9
94,851 Papua New Guinea9
719 Swaziland9
32,268 Uzbekistan9
53,030 Hungary8
95,036 Kazakhstan8
17,989 Taiwan8
710 Greenland7
1,135 Marshall Islands7
70,659 Tanzania7
5,462 Costa Rica6
19,539 Jordan6
156,558 Poland6
1,433 South Korea6
144,247 Turkey6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Laborer Agostino Fernando from Cozoleto, Italy aboard the L'aquitaine from Havre. He is registered to be 36 years old when he arrived in San Francisco on March 11, 1900. Antonio Fernando (7), Worker Carmelo Fernando, Francesco Fernando (5), Coachman Francesco-Saverio Fernando, Giovanna Fernando (16) Servant, Giovanni Fernando, aged 55, Miner Giovanni Agostino Fernando, Giuseppa Fernando, and 6 other Fernando majority of whom were miner migrated to US from Naples, Genoa and Havre.

Fernando Namesakes

  • Mark Fernando, jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
  • Vijita Fernando, Sri Lankan journalist
  • Charles Fernando, Zimbabwean abstract painter and jazz musician
  • Upekha Fernando, former Sri Lankan first-class cricketer
  • Bayani Fernando, Filipino politician
  • Dilhara Fernando, professional Sri Lankan cricketer playing for Tests
  • Hasantha Fernando, former Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Gratien Fernando, leader of the Cocos Islands Mutiny
  • Prosper Fernando, longstanding announcer with Radio Ceylon
  • Elmo Fernando, popular announcer with Radio Ceylon and subsequently the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation
  • Susil Fernando, former Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Lalithamana Fernando, former Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Ranjit Fernando, former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three ODIs
  • Nisal Fernando, former Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Enrique Fernando, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • Nita Fernando, award-winning actress in the Sri Lankan cinema
  • Clancy Fernando, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
  • C. T. Fernando, popular Sinhala singer in Sri Lanka
  • M. S. Fernando, Sri Lankan baila singer
  • Marides Fernando, Filipino politician

Fernando Namesakes

  • Mark Fernando, jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
  • Vijita Fernando, Sri Lankan journalist
  • Charles Fernando, Zimbabwean abstract painter and jazz musician
  • Upekha Fernando, former Sri Lankan first-class cricketer
  • Bayani Fernando, Filipino politician
  • Dilhara Fernando, professional Sri Lankan cricketer playing for Tests
  • Hasantha Fernando, former Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Dinusha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Gratien Fernando, leader of the Cocos Islands Mutiny
  • Prosper Fernando, longstanding announcer with Radio Ceylon
  • Elmo Fernando, popular announcer with Radio Ceylon and subsequently the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation
  • Susil Fernando, former Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Lalithamana Fernando, former Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Ranjit Fernando, former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three ODIs
  • Nisal Fernando, former Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Enrique Fernando, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • Nita Fernando, award-winning actress in the Sri Lankan cinema
  • Clancy Fernando, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
  • C. T. Fernando, popular Sinhala singer in Sri Lanka
  • M. S. Fernando, Sri Lankan baila singer
  • Marides Fernando, Filipino politician

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