Feher Surname
Approximately 10,532 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFeher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3,177 | 1:6,320 | 848 |
| United States | 2,212 | 1:163,860 | 16,655 |
| Serbia | 1,986 | 1:3,598 | 474 |
| Canada | 341 | 1:108,052 | 11,605 |
| Ukraine | 301 | 1:151,238 | 21,052 |
| Germany | 286 | 1:281,488 | 29,497 |
| Hungary | 285 | 1:34,443 | 3,756 |
| Australia | 260 | 1:103,830 | 11,687 |
| Slovenia | 249 | 1:9,991 | 2,321 |
| Brazil | 230 | 1:930,758 | 33,259 |
| Austria | 176 | 1:48,383 | 7,698 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Croatia | 106 | 1:39,892 | 7,989 |
| Spain | 103 | 1:453,903 | 23,687 |
| Slovakia | 92 | 1:58,005 | 11,195 |
| France | 88 | 1:754,804 | 92,996 |
| Czechia | 63 | 1:168,785 | 25,447 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Mexico | 51 | 1:2,433,847 | 20,676 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
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.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsThe Hungarian surname, Fehér, translates into English as 'white'.
- anphalasFeher Demographics
Average Feher Salary in
United States
$48,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Feher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Feher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Feher is most common in Romania. It can also be found as a variant: Fehér, Féher or Fehêr. For other potential spellings of Feher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Feher? popularity and diffusion
It is the 48,892nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 691,943 people. Feher is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Feher reside; 37 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 30 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 365,345th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 533 people.
Feher is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 3,177 people, or 1 in 6,320. In Romania Feher is primarily found in: Satu Mare County, where 29 percent reside, Cluj County, where 11 percent reside and Timiș County, where 9 percent reside. Not including Romania it is found in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Serbia, where 19 percent reside.
Feher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Feher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Feher last name expanded 8,848 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 national average, with 60.21% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fehér | 93 | 26,903 | / |
| Féher | 93 | 2 | / |
| Fehêr | 93 | 1 | / |
| Feeher | 91 | 0 | / |
| Faeher | 91 | 0 | / |
| Fiehier | 83 | 0 | / |
| Feuer | 80 | 3,125 | / |
| Faher | 80 | 833 | / |
| Fiher | 80 | 243 | / |
| Fehir | 80 | 162 | / |
| Veher | 80 | 60 | / |
| Fieer | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fiehr | 80 | 9 | / |
| Faeer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Foher | 80 | 2 | / |
| Feeer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fheur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foeer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feuhr | 80 | 0 | / |
| Feijer | 73 | 187 | / |
| Fahier | 73 | 24 | / |
| Fjeerh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Fohher | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feiier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fijher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faherr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faheir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feyier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faaher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faheur | 73 | 0 | / |
| Veaher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fier | 67 | 1,521 | / |
| Fjer | 67 | 581 | / |
| Feur | 67 | 94 | / |
| Fyer | 67 | 46 | / |
| Fger | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fejgier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfaherr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fheaire | 67 | 0 | / |
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Feher Reference & Research
Fejer-Feher FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Feher
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