Fea Surname

141,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Fea Surname Definition:

A surname found in Orkney (1640, MCM., II, p. 211). Probably derived from the lands of Fea, pronounced Fee-a, near Stove in Sanday. The name is popularly believed to be of Gypsy origin because Faa is a common Gypsy surname in Britain, and several Gypsies of the name (Faw) were indicted for murder in Orkney in 1612.

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Fea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,0381:58,91810,534
Ivory Coast1,0281:22,4431,632
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Argentina2571:166,31713,983
Australia1151:234,74522,001
France791:840,79499,796
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
England381:1,466,26563,675
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Scotland381:98,5064,956
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Fêa (1) are calculated separately.

Fea (582) may also be a first name.

Fea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname found in Orkney (1640, MCM., II, p. 211). Probably derived from the lands of Fea, pronounced Fee-a, near Stove in Sanday. The name is popularly believed to be of Gypsy origin because Faa is a common Gypsy surname in Britain, and several Gypsies of the name (Faw) were indicted for murder in Orkney in 1612. William Phea, juror on assize in Ireland, Orkney, 1595 (OSR., I, p. 220).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Fee, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fr.,from the Flemish, Fey; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fea (Hindi: फेर) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Fêa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fea? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fea is the 141,820th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,320,136 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Fea live; 33 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 33 percent live in Italic Europe. Fea is also the 346,994th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 582 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 1,038 people, or 1 in 58,918. In Italy it is most frequent in: Piedmont, where 87 percent are found, Liguria, where 7 percent are found and Lazio, where 3 percent are found. Not including Italy Fea is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Fea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fea last name expanded 679 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fea surname are 9.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Fea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 499.72% more than the national average, earning €180,096 per year; in United States they earn 22.23% more than the national average, earning $52,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $49,781 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fêa891/
Feya861,162/
Feja861,045/
Feat86516/
Feau86416/
Fead86325/
Feah86310/
Feas86221/
Feia86186/
Feha86141/
Feao8657/
Feaz8656/
Feae8629/
Fe'a8628/
Feua8610/
Feea866/
Fhea863/
Fgea863/
Feaj862/
Feaa861/
Feșa861/
Feoa861/
Pfea861/
Wfea861/
Fiea861/
Fa8036,712/
Fe804,100/
Feast751,982/
Feyat75213/
Feyaz75156/
Feyas7566/
Feiya7527/
Feyad7523/
Feuya7521/
Feyya7516/
Feuha7512/
Feaij7510/
Feiaz759/
Feeaz755/
Feyah754/
Feats753/
Fieha753/
Feyau753/
Fieau753/
Feaha752/
Feaop752/
Featt752/
Feiha752/
Featz752/
Faaea752/
Feija752/
Feias752/
Feaaz752/
Foiea752/
Feuah752/
Feash751/
Feaay751/
Fieja751/
Fegia751/
Feiat751/
Feach751/
Fehay751/
Fehah751/
Fehia751/
Fieah751/
Faiea751/
Fehga751/
Fieai751/
Fejga751/
Feaad751/
Feaho751/
Fejia751/
Feeja751/
Fehai751/
Fehya751/
Feuja751/
Feyap751/
Fajea751/
Fehaz751/
Feiah751/
Feiau751/
Feahy750/
Feass750/
Fohea750/
Feads750/
Feeas750/
Fei67555,328/
Fay6739,111/
Fad6720,253/
Fey6715,306/
Fee6713,301/
Fer6713,283/
Fai6713,230/
Fat6712,007/
Faz6710,429/
Feo678,559/
Fau677,970/
Fah677,422/
Foe676,628/
Vea676,145/
Fye675,491/
Fae674,768/
Fia674,531/
Fes673,902/
Fie672,919/
Feh672,788/
Faa672,622/
Feu672,335/
Fue671,895/
Fas671,643/
Foa671,095/
Fed671,007/
Faß67967/
Fez67831/
Fet67600/
Feß67366/
Faj67289/
Hfa67255/
Fha67216/
Fejjaj67136/
Fajeau67130/
Fehead67122/
Fej67115/
Fya6771/
Fhe6757/
Feč6755/
Fap6746/
Featch6744/
Fep6737/
Faÿ6726/
Pfe6725/
Feyyaz6724/
Wfa6722/
Fée6719/
Pfa6717/
Fja6712/
Fga6710/
Faï6710/
Ffa679/
Feiyaj678/
Hfe678/
Faç678/
Feyyat677/
Vfe677/
Feyyaj676/
Fa'aea676/
Fayeah676/
Faà676/
Wfe676/
Fejova675/
Fge675/
Vfa675/
Foyeaj674/
Ffe674/
Fje674/
Feeyaz673/
Feehah672/
Feó672/
Fía672/
Feň672/
Fehass672/
Fehhas672/
Feehaa671/
Feegia671/
Fehaus671/
Feiaht671/
Fać671/
Feiiah671/
Feyiah671/
Fehais671/
Fúa671/
Feahay671/
Fayeau671/
Fejeau671/
Feijoa671/
Feiyas671/
Feiyaz671/
Feï671/
Feć671/
Ferowa671/
Feijas671/
Faî671/
Feejaz671/

Fea Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fea in the Hindi language
फेरphera-

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Fea Reference & Research

Fay DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fay FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fea
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