In Croatia, Feranda families are generally Croats (from Buzet area ), very rarely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Buzet area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Feranda live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Matulji in Opatija area (<5), Bakar (<5), Tulisevica in Opatija area (<5), and in Pula (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Feranda is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Feranda " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Brazil. "Ferranda " is used by some 70 people in Brazil , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.
