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 has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 212,518th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,760,344 people. Fehler occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Fehler are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Fehler is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,225 people, or 1 in 65,719. In Germany Fehler is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 28 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Fehler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fehler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fehler last name increased 871 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fehler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fehler last name are 2.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.59% registered with the 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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