Fechlie Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fechlie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fechlie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348

Fechlie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fechlie is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fechlie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fechlie is the 3,602,217th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Fechlie is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Fechlie are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in Scotland, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 243,355. In Scotland it is most common in: Dundee City, where 59 percent reside, Angus, where 36 percent reside and City of Edinburgh, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Scotland this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 27 percent reside.

Fechlie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fechlie has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fechle924/
Fechler86342/
Fichlie8635/
Fechley861/
Fetchler800/
Feichler800/
Feichley800/
Fexlie773/
Fichle772/
Fächle771/
Fichler7114/
Feslier715/
Fehhler712/
Fitchle710/
Fetchly710/
Feechly710/
Fitchlee6750/
Fejle677/
Faizelie672/
Fejli672/
Fitchler670/
Fichlich670/

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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 Fechlie
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