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Fernandes is a patronymic surname in the Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries. The name is a patronymic form of the Portuguese and Spanish personal name Fernando. Fernandes is the 243rd most common surname in the world, the 3rd one in Angola and in São Tomé and Príncipe, the 10th one in Portugal, and the 18th one in Brazil. The Spanish version of this surname is Fernández.

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Surname.name
Fernandes/ Fernández
Surname.image
Brasão de Diogo Fernandes - Livro do Armeiro-Mor fl.129 - João de Cró.jpg
Surname.image_size
200px
Surname.caption
Coat of arms designed by the king of arms João de Cró for Diogo Fernandes.
Surname.pronunciation
Portuguese: Portugal: /fɨɾ.ˈnɐ̃.dɨʃ/ Brazil: /feɾ.ˈnɐ̃.dʒis/, /feʁ.ˈnɐ̃.dʒiʃ/, /feh.ˈnɐ̃ds/ Galician: /feɾ.ˈnɐn.ðes Spanish: /feɾ.ˈnɐn.des
Surname.meaning
"Son of Fernando"
Surname.region
Portugal / Espanha
Surname.origin
From Gothic, "Frithunanths".
Surname.variant
Fernández, Fernandici, Fredenandiz, Ferdinandsson, Hernández, Hernandes

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Fernandes (surname)
Soundex
F655
Cologne phonetics
376628
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Fernandes is a patronymic surname in the Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries. The name is a patronymic form of the Portuguese and Spanish personal name Fernando. Fernandes is the 243rd most common surname in the world, the 3rd one in Angola and in São Tomé and Príncipe, the 10th one in Portugal, and the 18th one in Brazil. The Spanish version of this surname is Fernández.

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