Feechan Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Feechan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feechan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland851:62,9865,075
England651:857,20145,134
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland301:124,7745,666
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Feechan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Feechan is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Feechan.

How Common Is The Last Name Feechan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,385,851st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Feechan reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Feechan is most widely held in Scotland, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 62,986. In Scotland Feechan is primarily concentrated in: South Lanarkshire, where 25 percent are found, Fife, where 21 percent are found and West Lothian, where 13 percent are found. Beside Scotland Feechan is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 41 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Feechan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Feechan has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Feechan last name expanded 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,625 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fechan9233/
Fechant8655/
Fechane8620/
Feeshan863/
Feecham863/
Fechang862/
Feezhan861/
Feichan861/
Feachan860/
Fecan8322/
Feichang807/
Fetschan802/
Feeshanh801/
Feican77614/
Fachan77602/
Vechan77207/
Fejean77153/
Feczan7760/
Fichan7752/
Feezan7746/
Feshan7727/
Fychan7721/
Fochan7718/
Fehzan774/
Feejan772/
Fechon772/
Fehhan771/
Fecsan771/
Fezean771/
Feutchang751/
Fichant71425/
Faichan7160/
Fichane7152/
Feshang7150/
Fouchan7137/
Faychan7127/
Fichang7122/
Fauchan7121/
Hfeezan7115/
Fiochan716/
Phechan716/
Fehajan714/
Féchant712/
Feciane711/
Fejkhan711/
Veachan711/
Vechain711/
Veeshan711/
Foichan711/
Fochann711/
Vejchan711/
Feishan711/
Faachan711/
Fiedcan711/
Fechong711/
Fechaim711/
Fekhane711/
Fitchan710/
Fezan67943/
Fesan67756/
Fouchane67467/
Fejan67255/
Phechang6742/
Fesen6738/
Phetchan6730/
Phaechan678/
Fican678/
Feßen676/
Phechane673/
Fauchant673/
Pheekhan671/
Pfichane671/
Fajekhan671/
Fohchann671/
Fecon671/
Fischann671/
Făgeţean671/
Fecán671/
Fauchane671/
Foyochan671/
Feutcham671/
Fetshane671/
Fitschan670/

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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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  • 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 Feechan
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