Fearby Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Fearby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fearby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1391:194,21419,182
United States841:4,314,987229,510
England481:1,160,79354,689
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Fearby Last Name Facts

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

Fearby is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fearby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 948,111th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Fearby are found; 50 percent are found in Australasia and 50 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 194,214. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 60 percent reside, New South Wales, where 37 percent reside and Victoria, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Australia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Fearby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fearby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fearby surname rose 933 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fearby Last Name Statistics demography

Fearby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.97% less than the national average, earning $33,237 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferby91252/
Farby9186/
Fearebay8615/
Faurby83283/
Ferbey83196/
Farbey8364/
Farbyi8320/
Farbay837/
Ferbay834/
Fairby831/
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Fauerby77178/
Ferbuyt7737/
Firby73649/
Freby73383/
Verby73339/
Farbe73270/
Farba73185/
Ferbi7338/
Ferbe7336/
Ferba7319/
Farbi7317/
Fyrby7316/
Fervy730/
Farvy730/
Varby730/
Fearebee711/
Farber6713,191/
Ferber6710,842/
Ferbei67524/
Farbez67361/
Farbiś67253/
Verbyi67247/
Verbay6792/
Farbei6782/
Farbes6775/
Ferbes6771/
Ferbet6770/
Farbis6769/
Ferbee6754/
Fourby6753/
Verbiy6751/
Verbey6741/
Vaarby6731/
Farbiz6714/
Fervoy6712/
Ferbie6710/
Farbeh6710/
Farbee677/
Farway677/
Verboy676/
Ferbez674/
Farbej674/
Ferbej673/
Farboi673/
Farvey673/
Ferbis673/
Farbai672/
Farbed672/
Fgarbe671/
Fherbi671/
Ferbai671/
Varbay671/
Farvoy671/
Farbaj671/
Farbio671/
Ferbio671/
Ferbit671/
Ferwey671/
Firbay671/
Farbij671/
Varbiy671/
Fairbe671/
Ferbea670/
Pherby670/
Pharby670/
Fervey670/
Farbet670/
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Fearby Reference & Research

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

Furby 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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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fearby
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis