Feder Surname

48,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Feder Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the feather.

Feder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4721:81,0519,211
Germany2,7591:29,1793,847
Brazil6221:344,17113,218
Poland5901:64,42210,124
France4341:153,04823,764
Italy4251:143,89822,703
Canada1691:218,02121,041
South Africa1581:342,89731,680
Argentina1441:296,82923,706
Australia1321:204,51319,950
Denmark1251:45,1584,724
Romania1151:174,59017,952
England791:705,29239,851
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Austria531:160,66921,171
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Norway101:514,22941,629
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

The alternate forms: Féder (68) are calculated separately.

Feder (739) may also be a first name.

Feder 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

(from an ancestor's occupation) Feder is a quill in German and Yiddish and the name was taken by a scribe. Another form is Federman.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Feder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Feder (Russian: Федер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Féder. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Feder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,384th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 683,506 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Feder reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 302,719th most numerous first name globally It is held by 739 people.

The surname Feder is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,472 people, or 1 in 81,051. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 29 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States Feder is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Feder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Feder has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,795 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feder surname are 40.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feder earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.96% more than the national average, earning 408,231 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.83% more than the national average, earning R 277,632 per year; in United States they earn 22.89% more than the national average, earning $53,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.92% more than the national average, earning $65,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Féder9368/
Fedder912,716/
Feider911,016/
Feyder91440/
Federe91415/
Fedier91378/
Fieder91241/
Feeder91124/
Faeder9179/
Feader9154/
Fehder9142/
Foeder9119/
Fejder917/
Fedger912/
Feuder912/
Fetder911/
Vfeder911/
Federr911/
Fedher911/
Fede895,144/
Feidert834/
Pfeider833/
Pfederr832/
Fiedier832/
Feidier831/
Feujder831/
Feadere831/
Fhaeder831/
Feideir830/
Feddier830/
Fiedder830/
Feddeer830/
Fader803,936/
Fider801,369/
Fedde80704/
Foder80647/
Fedje80590/
Fedie80504/
Fedee80352/
Veder80287/
Fedre80247/
Fedes8044/
Fedge8040/
Feide8040/
Fedea8039/
Fedei8039/
Fedyr8039/
Fedeš8038/
Fedez8032/
Feude8024/
Fehde8021/
Fäder8020/
Fejde8016/
Föder8016/
Fedey8014/
Feede8011/
Fyder8011/
Fedir809/
Fedeu804/
Feade804/
Feded803/
Feyde802/
Fedhe802/
Fiede801/
Fedjr801/
Fedet801/
Federova77133/
Federová7719/
Feydhere778/
Feideire771/
Feidherz771/
Federowa771/
Vedder737,293/
Fedior732,904/
Veeder731,188/
Fidder731,045/
Veader73540/
Feddes73513/
Fadier73374/
Veider73341/
Fadeur73307/
Fedets73207/
Faider73126/
Vedier73119/
Fodder7375/
Fadder7356/
Fajder7354/
Vieder7353/
Feidje7351/
Feydet7349/
Foider7338/
Fidier7338/
Fayder7336/
Fidger7335/
Fedetz7328/
Fidere7325/
Fédier7320/
Foyder7318/
Feadeu7316/
Fadear7312/
Fioder7312/
Faader738/
Feydie738/
Fadher737/
Feddie736/
Fidher733/
Fedesh733/
Fedire733/
Fedair733/
Fedech732/
Feddee732/
Fadeer732/
Feedee732/
Feidei732/
Pheder731/
Fideir731/
Fedett731/
Vedeer731/
Vedeir731/
Fatder731/
Feadeh731/
Feadei731/
Fujder731/
Feedde731/
Feideu731/
Feudie731/
Fideur731/
Fyoder731/
Hfiede731/
Fahder731/
Feidie731/
Fideer730/
Fodier730/
Feidge730/
Fiehde730/
Fydert730/
Fhyder730/
Feedir730/
Feyderova7112/
Fedi674,763/
Feda674,104/
Vede673,023/
Fide671,168/
Fedy671,093/
Fedj67173/
Foujder6773/
Fedhior6718/
Pfeudie6716/
Faheede674/
Fyde672/
Fishder671/
Fhedeed671/
Fedesch671/
Viedier671/
Fiderre671/
Veidier671/
Veddier671/
Feadeuh671/
Fedé671/
Feutdeu671/
Pheeder671/
Feidets671/
Vettder670/
Vheyder670/
Viedder670/
Veedder670/

Feder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feder in the Russian language
Федерfeder-

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