Fegers Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fegers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fegers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3821:210,74723,905
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Fegers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fegers has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fegers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 671,677th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Fegers live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Fegers is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 210,747. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 2 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Fegers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fegers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fegers last name grew 829 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fegers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fegers are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% being registered with the party.

Fegers earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.22% more than the national average, earning $52,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feegers9268/
Fiegers922/
Fedgers920/
Feigers920/
Feingers864/
Vegers83123/
Fecers8311/
Fogers834/
Fegars833/
Fejers832/
Figers831/
Fagers831/
Feingersh8078/
Figgers77357/
Fagerås77241/
Viegers7732/
Figuers7727/
Fägerås7722/
Veegers7710/
Figerst771/
Fetcers771/
Fitgers771/
Feegars771/
Veggers770/
Feagars770/
Feingersch7511/
Faingers711/
Fetchers710/
Viegaers710/
Vigers67231/
Fisers67163/
Fayngersh67100/
Vegors6786/
Faingersh6720/
Vegars6715/
Vagers675/
Vogers672/
Vesers672/
Fizers672/
Figars670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fegers
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