Fechner Surname

36,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fechner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fechner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,4561:7,699963
Australia1,1791:22,8973,154
United States1,1781:307,69028,269
Poland1,0171:37,3735,818
Brazil1401:1,529,10250,957
Austria901:94,61613,804
France841:790,74795,785
Canada661:558,26746,632
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Israel111:777,96750,646
England91:6,190,895170,599
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Fechner (27) may also be a first name.

Fechner Last Name Facts

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

Fechner is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fechner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,523rd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 504,573 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Fechner are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name Fechner is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 10,456 people, or 1 in 7,699. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 17 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Brandenburg, where 15 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Fechner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fechner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fechner surname grew 982 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fechner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fechner surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fechner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $48,261 CAD per year.

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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
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