Feherty Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Feherty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feherty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Feherty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Feherty is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feherty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Feherty occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Feherty live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Feherty is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 42 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 16 percent reside and Surrey, where 16 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Feherty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Feherty earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning $59,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fherty920/
Ferty8347/
Fehertoi8010/
Fhertych801/
Fertey77145/
Fertay776/
Ferrty772/
Fearty771/
Fertiy770/
Feurtey71122/
Frethey7188/
Fearhty710/
Feirety710/
Ferther710/
Pfferty710/
Ferte67920/
Ferti67313/
Ferté67111/
Ferta676/
Fferttyy674/
Firty671/
Frtiy671/

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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 Feherty
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