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.
People with the surname Fernandes include
Explorers
Álvaro Fernandes, Portuguese explorer and navigator
António Fernandes, Portuguese explorer
Baltasar Fernandes, Portuguese explorer of Brazil
Duarte Fernandes, Portuguese explorer and diplomat
João Fernandes Lavrador, Portuguese explorer
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Portuguese explorer
Academics
Florestan Fernandes, Brazilian sociologist and politician
Jane Fernandes, president-designate of Gallaudet University
Norma Fernandes, Pakistani Catholic teacher, honored with Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
Rosette Batarda Fernandes, Portuguese botanist
In Arts and Entertainment
Ana Rocha Fernandes, Cape Verdian film director, editor and screenwriter
Danny Fernandes (born 1985), Canadian singer-songwriter
Erica Fernandes, Indian TV actress and model
John Fernandes, American musician
Maria Celestina Fernandes (born 1945), Angolan author, mostly of children's books Nomi Fernandes, Swiss glamour model Paula Fernandes, Brazilian singer Shawn Desman, Canadian singer Remo Fernandes, Indian musician Vânia Fernandes, Portuguese singer Vasco Fernandes, known as Grão Vasco, Portuguese painter Vivian Wilson da Silva Fernandes, Indian Rapper from Mumbai, India, also known as DIVINE
In Business
Benjamin Fernandes, Tanzanian entrepreneur
Tony Fernandes, Malaysian entrepreneur
In Politics
Emanuel Jardim Fernandes (born 1944), Portuguese politician
Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga, Portuguese politician, writer and playwright
Maria Domingas Fernandes Alves, East Timorese politician
Oscar Fernandes, Indian politician
George Fernandes, Indian politician, former Minister of Defence
Suella Fernandes, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Fareham since 2015
In Sports
Aaron Fernandes, Canadian field hockey player
Alex Fernandes, Brazilian football striker
Alfred Fernandes, Indian football coach
Ashley Fernandes, Indian football player
Bibiano Fernandes (footballer), Indian football player
Brandon Fernandes, Indian football player
Bruno Fernandes (footballer, born 1994), Portuguese football player
Cajetan Fernandes Indian football player
Charles Fernandes, English footballer
Cláudio Roberto Siqueira Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
Clyde Fernandes, Indian football player
Dawson Fernandes Indian football player
Emanuel Fernandes (beach volleyball) (born 1967), Angolan beach volleyball player Fabrice Fernandes, French footballer Flávia Fernandes, Brazilian water polo player Francis Fernandes, Indian football player Gabriel Fernandes, Indian football player Gedson Fernandes, Portuguese football player Gelson Fernandes, Swiss footballer Kingsley Fernandes, Indian football player James Fernandes Indian football player Jean-Claude Fernandes, French football player Júlio César Fernandes, Brazilian footballer Junior Fernandes, Brazilian-Chilean football player Manuel Henriques Fernandes, Portuguese football player Mário Fernandes, Russian football player Micky Fernandes, Indian football player Myron Fernandes Indian football player Nicholas Fernandes, Indian football player Nicolette Fernandes (born 1983), Guyanese squash player Raynier Fernandes, Indian football player Rodrigo Fernandes Valete, Brazilian football player Romeo Fernandes, Indian football player Ron Fernandes, American football player Selwyn Fernandes, Indian football player Seriton Fernandes, Indian football player Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, Brazilian football player Vanessa Fernandes, Portuguese triathlete Victorino Fernandes Indian football player Fernandes (footballer, born 1926), Joaquim Fernandes da Silva (1926–2009), Portuguese defender Fernandes (footballer, born 1985), Micerlanio Fernandes da Silva, Brazilian midfielder Fernandes (footballer, born 1995), Jonathan da Silveira Fernandes Reis, Brazilian midfielder