Federer Surname

136,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Federer Surname User-submission:

Federer is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname that means 'quilt maker'. It comes from the German word for 'feather'.

Federer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0531:344,21630,957
Switzerland8031:10,2281,676
Germany7101:113,38813,961
Austria1611:52,8918,326
Italy1301:470,43649,062
France501:1,328,454133,611
Canada501:736,91258,785
Hungary451:218,13918,044
Australia321:843,61652,533
India281:27,395,192354,286
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
England251:2,228,72284,230
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Serbia81:893,11828,088
China71:195,331,65210,124
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

The alternate forms: Féderer (79) are calculated separately.

Federer (23) may also be a first name.

Federer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Federer is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname that means 'quilt maker'. It comes from the German word for 'feather'.

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Federer Last Name Facts

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

Federer is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as: Féderer. Click here to see other potential spellings of Federer.

How Common Is The Last Name Federer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 136,007th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,207,010 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Federer live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe. Federer is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 23 people.

Federer is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,053 people, or 1 in 344,216. In The United States Federer is most common in: Ohio, where 13 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 22 percent are found.

Federer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Federer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Federer last name rose 975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Federer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Federer surname are 17.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.42% registered with the party.

The amount Federer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning R 244,920 per year; in United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.05% more than the national average, earning $78,027 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Féderer9579/
Fiederer93795/
Foederer93252/
Federrer934/
Feiderer931/
Federerd931/
Federe92415/
Pfeiderer888/
Pfedderer881/
Fedderrer880/
Federez86244/
Fiderer86225/
Fediere8666/
Federes8660/
Federie862/
Föderer861/
Federed861/
Federei861/
Federet861/
Federea861/
Feadere861/
Federra860/
Fedorer860/
Federerová825/
Federherdt821/
Federerova821/
Federets8060/
Feydhere808/
Feaderry801/
Fiderger801/
Feideire801/
Foderrer800/
Foedirer800/
Fiderrer800/
Vedere77372/
Federa77192/
Federi77104/
Fidere7725/
Fedire773/
Federy773/
Federis711,234/
Federio71916/
Fediore7156/
Federiz7147/
Feddery7126/
Vedereh7117/
Fideres7117/
Federay7114/
Veidere717/
Federih716/
Vederey716/
Vedhere716/
Federza713/
Veedere712/
Fedires712/
Fedeira711/
Fiderre711/
Fadarer711/
Fedirra711/
Fidiere711/
Federich6779/
Fedyrets6763/
Vedherey6710/
Fedirets675/

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