Fehm Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fehm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Féhm (1) are calculated separately.

Fehm (49) may also be a first name.

Fehm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fehm occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Féhm. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fehm is the 1,620,164th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Fehm are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 49 people.

Fehm is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 1,073,406. In Germany Fehm is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 60 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Poland, where 14 percent reside.

Fehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fehm has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fehm surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Fehm earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12% less than the national average, earning $37,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Féhm921/
Fiehm8911/
Fem86151/
Feim75531/
Feme7562/
Fiem7556/
Fhim7550/
Feum7530/
Fhem7520/
Femm757/
Feem755/
Feym755/
Wfem754/
Feam752/
Vehm752/
Pfem751/
Femø751/
Femh751/
Fesm751/
Femt751/
Hfem751/
Fahym67490/
Femme67404/
Fheem67208/
Fheme67178/
Feeme6730/
Femhe6715/
Fhaim6711/
Fetme675/
Feime674/
Vehem672/
Pfiem671/
Ffemm671/
Feemh671/
Fayhm671/
Fymeh671/
Wfeem671/
Fesme671/
Vfeme671/
Feame671/
Viehm671/
Femdt671/

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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 Fehm
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