Fater Surname

366,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Fater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3401:521,00825,723
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Poland541:703,86659,770
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
France31:22,140,907385,998
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Fatér (211) are calculated separately.

Fater (2,351) may also be a first name.

Fater Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fater Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fater (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻃﺮ, Hindi: फतेर, Marathi: फातेर, Russian: Фатер) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Fatér. For other possible spellings of Fater click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fater? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 366,307th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,406,043 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Fater live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fater is also the 153,351st most widely held first name globally It is held by 2,351 people.

The surname Fater is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 521,008. In Nigeria Fater is most prevalent in: Benue, where 88 percent live, Taraba, where 7 percent live and Kaduna, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Morocco, where 21 percent live.

Fater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fater has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 914 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fater Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fater last name is primarily Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Fater last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Fater earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning $51,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fatér93211/
Father91761/
Faster91331/
Fauter91264/
Fayter91233/
Fatier91156/
Faiter91149/
Fatter9163/
Fadter9129/
Fajter9118/
Fatere9111/
Fahter916/
Fatehr915/
Fateer915/
Fazter913/
Feater912/
Fatger911/
Faeter910/
Fate8936,558/
Feaster835,699/
Feather835,671/
Fauster83995/
Fattier83309/
Fastert83148/
Fautier8354/
Pfauter8351/
Faither838/
Fathear836/
Fadtere834/
Fachter834/
Fathier833/
Fasther832/
Faether832/
Fasster831/
Faiteur831/
Faather831/
Fauther831/
Fayster831/
Fathher831/
Fhather831/
Faister830/
Pfahter830/
Fauteur830/
Faatter830/
Faetter830/
Fautter830/
Fateh8041,850/
Fatie8025,414/
Fathe808,233/
Vater807,272/
Fadte802,689/
Fatte801,957/
Fates801,464/
Feter80544/
Fatir80543/
Faite80419/
Fatet80368/
Faste80127/
Fatre8089/
Fatei8071/
Fatey8043/
Faute8030/
Fatea8024/
Fayte8023/
Fhate8014/
Foter8012/
Fatee8012/
Fatje8010/
Faate807/
Fajte805/
Feate804/
Faïte804/
Fateu803/
Fatej803/
Fatez802/
Fahte801/
Féter801/
Hfate801/
Fatep801/
Fatge800/
Fated800/
Fausther77485/
Fauterre7751/
Faterova7722/
Faterová7720/
Pfeaster7715/
Fatherre7711/
Fauthier775/
Hfeaster771/
Feathere771/
Faisther771/
Pfachter770/
Feattier770/
Feachter770/
Feahster770/
Fauchter770/
Featheur770/
Foster73452,538/
Fathey7312,089/
Fetter7310,015/
Vatter733,540/
Fatheh731,465/
Fatair731,332/
Vahter73760/
Feiter73700/
Fether73654/
Footer73633/
Veater73611/
Vather73561/
Fathee73469/
Fauste73406/
Fathir73314/
Fathie73275/
Fautre73243/
Fatteh73204/
Fotter73196/
Fastje73189/
Faytre73175/
Vauter73169/
Vatier73154/
Fatihe73141/
Fathei73130/
Faateh73100/
Fattir7362/
Fattey7357/
Feyter7350/
Fattet7350/
Fadtre7343/
Faithe7342/
Phater7340/
Feeter7334/
Faaite7331/
Fattes7330/
Faatea7329/
Vajter7315/
Vaiter7314/
Fahtir7314/
Feaste7314/
Foiter7313/
Faiteh7313/
Fouter7312/
Vaater7312/
Fattie7311/
Faites7311/
Fotier7310/
Feteer7310/
Faited7310/
Fhadte739/
Fatthe739/
Faitep738/
Fautie737/
Fother736/
Fadthe736/
Feathe735/
Fatire735/
Fateih735/
Fateet734/
Fatieh734/
Feterr734/
Fathep734/
Fathes734/
Fat'he734/
Faathe734/
Faitet734/
Foeter733/
Feates733/
Fedter733/
Faitey733/
Fetier732/
Faitte732/
Fatech732/
Fathea732/
Fahate732/
Fötter732/
Fojter732/
Faythe732/
Faiste732/
Faytes732/
Pfeter732/
Fayteh732/
Fautet731/
Faytte731/
Faaste731/
Fastep731/
Fatehh731/
Fatesh731/
Fattea731/
Fotere731/
Fozter731/
Vateer731/
Fuiter731/
Faitje731/
Fóster731/
Fachte731/
Fathre731/
Fateed731/
Fathet731/
Fatted731/
Faitea731/
Faităr731/
Fhatir731/
Faitee731/
Fautes731/
Fatije731/
Fatehp731/
Fasted731/
Fastes730/
Fastee730/
Feuter730/
Faudte730/
Fehter730/
Fattee730/
Fatterova714/
Fayterová712/
Fauterová711/
Fati6728,556/
Fata6726,210/
Faty6723,468/
Vautier676,846/
Vate672,601/
Fote671,181/
Vattier67866/
Foister67793/
Foyster67787/
Feister67747/
Fathieh67512/
Faithet67495/
Pfoster67133/
Fouster6752/
Foether6748/
Foshter6736/
Fooster6732/
Faathir6732/
Foetter6729/
Faittey6728/
Fatahei6726/
Phateur6726/
Feijter6721/
Foutter6717/
Fathhee6716/
Faithee6716/
Fouther6715/
Fosterr6715/
Fosteer6715/
Faite'e6715/
Fostter6714/
Fosther6713/
Fosster6711/
Faishteher678/
Fettier676/
Fostert675/
Feyster674/
Fostere674/
Fatá674/
Pfeiter674/
Fatahee674/
Fatj674/
Fateich673/
Fastheh673/
Vathier673/
Fatieha673/
Fatehha673/
Footter672/
Fethter672/
Fhadtre672/
Feehter672/
Faithey672/
Foutier672/
Faustte672/
Faithes672/
Faithed672/
Ffoster671/
Fathhey671/
Phatter671/
Feitere671/
Feither671/
Feastea671/
Feastes671/
Feathes671/
Fadthre671/
Fatthie671/
Fosterd671/
Veather671/
Feitter671/
Feattie671/
Fatı671/
Fachteh671/
Faitheh671/
Faitiey671/
Foitier671/
Feteher671/
Feterrh671/
Fa'atea671/
Phather671/
Fat'hey671/
Fatehii671/
Phatier671/
Fhaites671/
Faittes671/
Faateha671/
Faustes671/
Fauthes671/
Fatthey671/
Fathair671/
Fathhed671/
Foother670/
Foetier670/
Vatterr670/
Fetteer670/
Feathei670/
Feasted670/
Fastest670/
Feutter670/
Vauther670/
Fogyter670/
Foither670/

Fater Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fater in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻃﺮalfatr-
Fater in the Hindi language
फतेरphatera75
फते्रphatera25
Fater in the Marathi language
फातेरphatera75
फतेरphatera25
Fater in the Russian language
Фатерfater-

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