Fehler Surname

212,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fehler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fehler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2251:65,7198,411
United States3921:924,64069,378
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Poland1001:380,08741,573
England351:1,591,94567,242
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Fehler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fehler is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fehler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehler? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fehler is the 212,518th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,760,344 people. The last name Fehler is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Fehler live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,225 people, or 1 in 65,719. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Berlin, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany Fehler is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Fehler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fehler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 871 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fehler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fehler surname are 2.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fehler earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning R 260,580 per year; in United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $54,249 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiehler92392/
Fehlert9234/
Fethler9212/
Faehler922/
Fehhler922/
Feihler920/
Foehler920/
Feler911,233/
Pfaehler86201/
Pfoehler867/
Feathler867/
Pfeihler860/
Feiler836,067/
Felger832,501/
Fesler832,432/
Feyler83802/
Feeler83653/
Fahler83573/
Fohler83432/
Fieler83304/
Fetler83101/
Feuler8390/
Fähler8363/
Fyhler8348/
Fholer8338/
Felere8324/
Vehler8317/
Felher838/
Foeler836/
Fejler836/
Felier832/
Föhler832/
Faeler831/
Fhaler831/
Feleur831/
Fhiler831/
Felert831/
Fihler830/
Pfeiler773,029/
Pfahler772,334/
Pföhler77389/
Feitler77135/
Pfähler77134/
Feasler7764/
Foleher7756/
Feiller7751/
Feesler7744/
Fahaler7744/
Fettler7743/
Feisler7729/
Feilert7724/
Pfohler7722/
Fahller778/
Voehler776/
Pfhaler773/
Viehler773/
Veheler772/
Feyller772/
Fhaller772/
Pfelger772/
Pfaeler771/
Pfieler771/
Featler771/
Veihler771/
Feuller771/
Pfeyler771/
Fhalher771/
Feilier770/
Fealler770/
Fhisler770/
Pfeuler770/
Feilher770/
Filer734,914/
Faler731,268/
Veler73623/
Fyler73383/
Foler73122/
Felir733/
Folleher71118/
Pfeiller7149/
Pfeilert7130/
Felerova7111/
Felerová717/
Felehert715/
Pffelger711/
Pfheiler711/
D'Fesler711/
Pfealeer710/
Pfaahler710/
Faller6718,408/
Fisler671,224/
Vieler67733/
Fitler67447/
Failer67356/
Foller67300/
Veiler67241/
Falher67238/
Filier67211/
Faleur67153/
Filger67148/
Velier67106/
Falier6781/
Phaler6750/
Feilerová6749/
Vhaler6748/
Fayler6742/
Fajler6742/
Filehr6740/
Pfaler6735/
Filere6731/
Vöhler6730/
Faleer6726/
Vohler6726/
Folier6719/
Voeler6718/
Folehr6717/
Filear6715/
Vejler6714/
Fytler6714/
Filher6710/
Vahler679/
Feloir679/
Veeler676/
Pheler675/
Philer675/
Fioler674/
Folher674/
Foyler673/
Felire673/
Phyler673/
Foiler672/
Fölger672/
Vealer671/
Fylert671/
Pfiler671/
Veuler671/
Filert671/
Feilerova671/
Folerh671/
Foleur671/
Fojler671/
Fhuillier671/
Faaler671/
Fileer670/
Feslir670/
Vaeler670/

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