Fedder Surname

160,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fedder Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the feather.

Fedder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1951:67,3698,609
United States1,0901:332,53130,094
Poland1571:242,09430,778
Denmark691:81,8077,949
England401:1,392,95161,553
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:228,26719,274

Fedder (54) may also be a first name.

Fedder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the feather.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fedder Last Name Facts

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

Fedder (Russian: Феддер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fedder? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fedder is the 160,508th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,683,191 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Fedder live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 54 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,195 people, or 1 in 67,369. In Germany Fedder is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent are found and Hamburg, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany Fedder exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Fedder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fedder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fedder last name increased 495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fedder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fedder surname are 38.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fedder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51% more than the national average, earning R 358,836 per year; in United States they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $42,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.29% more than the national average, earning $72,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feddier920/
Fiedder920/
Feddeer920/
Feder9110,662/
Fedde91704/
Vedder837,293/
Fidder831,045/
Feider831,016/
Feddes83513/
Feyder83440/
Federe83415/
Fedier83378/
Fieder83241/
Feeder83124/
Faeder8379/
Fodder8375/
Fadder8356/
Feader8354/
Fehder8342/
Foeder8319/
Fejder837/
Feddie836/
Fedger832/
Feddee832/
Feuder832/
Fetder831/
Vfeder831/
Federr831/
Feedde831/
Fedher831/
Fede805,144/
Feidert774/
Pfeider773/
Pfederr772/
Fiedier772/
Feidier771/
Veddier771/
Feujder771/
Feadere771/
Fhaeder771/
Feideir770/
Viedder770/
Veedder770/
Fedda738,122/
Fader733,936/
Fider731,369/
Foder73647/
Feddi73609/
Fedje73590/
Fedie73504/
Fedee73352/
Veder73287/
Fedre73247/
Vedde73211/
Feddy7372/
Féder7368/
Fedes7344/
Fedge7340/
Feide7340/
Fedea7339/
Fedei7339/
Fedyr7339/
Fedeš7338/
Fedez7332/
Feude7324/
Fehde7321/
Fäder7320/
Fejde7316/
Föder7316/
Fedey7314/
Feede7311/
Fyder7311/
Fedir739/
Fidde739/
Fedeu734/
Feade734/
Feded733/
Feyde732/
Fedhe732/
Fiede731/
Fedjr731/
Fedet731/
Federova71133/
Federová7119/
Feydhere718/
Feideire711/
Feidherz711/
Federowa711/
Fedior672,904/
Fiddes672,377/
Veeder671,188/
Veader67540/
Fadier67374/
Veider67341/
Fadeur67307/
Vadder67222/
Fedets67207/
Vodder67153/
Faider67126/
Vedier67119/
Fiddie6798/
Feddis6762/
Fajder6754/
Vieder6753/
Feidje6751/
Feydet6749/
Vidder6746/
Foider6738/
Fidier6738/
Fayder6736/
Fidger6735/
Fedetz6728/
Fidere6725/
Fédier6720/
Foyder6718/
Feadeu6716/
Fadear6712/
Feyderova6712/
Faddir6712/
Fioder6712/
Faader678/
Feydie678/
Fadher677/
Fidher673/
Veddey673/
Fedesh673/
Fedire673/
Fedair673/
Fedech672/
Fadeer672/
Feedee672/
Feidei672/
Pheder671/
Fideir671/
Fedett671/
Vedeer671/
Vedeir671/
Fatder671/
Feadeh671/
Feadei671/
Fujder671/
Feadda671/
Feideu671/
Feudie671/
Fideur671/
Fyoder671/
Fiddeh671/
Hfiede671/
Veddea671/
Fieddy671/
Fahder671/
Feidie671/
Fideer670/
Fiddey670/
Fodier670/
Feidge670/
Fiehde670/
Fydert670/
Fhyder670/
Feedir670/

Fedder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fedder in the Russian language
Феддерfedder-

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