Feher Surname

48,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Serbia

Feher Surname User-submission:

Feher is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. It means 'white' in Magyar. Hungarian Jews were often given surnames relating to their appearance by town officials, in the times of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Pale people were given surnames like Weiss, and Feher.

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Feher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,1771:6,320848
United States2,2121:163,86016,655
Serbia1,9861:3,598474
Canada3411:108,05211,605
Ukraine3011:151,23821,052
Germany2861:281,48829,497
Hungary2851:34,4433,756
Australia2601:103,83011,687
Slovenia2491:9,9912,321
Brazil2301:930,75833,259
Austria1761:48,3837,698
England1381:403,75427,757
Croatia1061:39,8927,989
Spain1031:453,90323,687
Slovakia921:58,00511,195
France881:754,80492,996
Czechia631:168,78525,447
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Israel341:251,69522,987
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Wales51:618,90625,852
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Belize11:355,4743,977
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Fehér (26,903), Féher (2) & Fehêr (1) are calculated separately.

Feher (533) may also be a first name.

Feher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Feher is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. It means 'white' in Magyar. Hungarian Jews were often given surnames relating to their appearance by town officials, in the times of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Pale people were given surnames like Weiss, and Feher. People with black hair were given surnames like Fekete, Schwarz, and Schwartz. Red haired people were called Roth, blue eyed people were called Blau, Brown haired people were called Braun, and blond haired people were called Geller.

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The Hungarian surname, Fehér, translates into English as 'white'.

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Feher Last Name Facts

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

Feher is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fehér, Féher or Fehêr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,892nd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 691,943 people. The last name Feher occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Feher live; 37 percent live in Eastern Europe and 30 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 365,345th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 533 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 3,177 people, or 1 in 6,320. In Romania Feher is mostly concentrated in: Satu Mare County, where 29 percent are found, Cluj County, where 11 percent are found and Timiș County, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Romania it is found in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Serbia, where 19 percent are found.

Feher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Feher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Feher surname increased 8,848 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 13,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Feher surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.21% registered with the party.

The amount Feher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.27% more than the national average, earning R 387,984 per year; in United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $52,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fehér9326,903/
Féher932/
Fehêr931/
Feeher910/
Faeher910/
Fiehier830/
Feuer803,125/
Faher80833/
Fiher80243/
Fehir80162/
Veher8060/
Fieer8015/
Fiehr809/
Faeer803/
Foher802/
Feeer802/
Fheur801/
Foeer801/
Feuhr800/
Feijer73187/
Fahier7324/
Fjeerh737/
Fohher732/
Feiier731/
Fijher731/
Faherr731/
Faheir731/
Feyier731/
Faaher730/
Faheur730/
Veaher730/
Fier671,521/
Fjer67581/
Feur6794/
Fyer6746/
Fger676/
Fejgier671/
Pfaherr671/
Fheaire670/

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Feher Reference & Research

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Feher
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