Fehmer Surname

355,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fehmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fehmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9631:83,59910,541
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Fehmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fehmer is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fehmer is the 355,667th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Fehmer reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 963 people, or 1 in 83,599. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Berlin, where 8 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent live. Not including Germany Fehmer is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Fehmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fehmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fehmer surname increased 252 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fehmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fehmer surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Fehmer earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.75% more than the national average, earning $69,361 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fehmere921/
Femer9153/
Femmer83459/
Feimer83335/
Femere8368/
Föhmer8360/
Fahmer8358/
Foemer8314/
Vehmer8310/
Feemer839/
Fesmer837/
Fetmer836/
Femeer834/
Fiemer832/
Faemer832/
Femert831/
Feumer831/
Femier830/
Feamer830/
Femhere777/
Fiemmer772/
Vehmeir771/
Voehmer771/
Fheimer771/
Feimmer770/
Vehmier770/
Famer73203/
Vemer73149/
Femir7364/
Fomer7329/
Fimer7311/
Pfemmert712/
Pfeimmer711/
Vehemier710/
Pfeummer710/
Famehr67190/
Fismer67168/
Vemmer67153/
Veimer6784/
Fahmir6781/
Faimer6711/
Vemier6710/
Fajmer6710/
Viemer677/
Fameer677/
Phamer676/
Faymer675/
Fomier675/
Fommer674/
Fimger673/
Vemeer673/
Fammer673/
Fymier672/
Foimer672/
Femior671/
Veemer671/
Phymer671/
Vejmer671/
Famier671/
Fimmer671/
Fameur671/
Famher670/
Femire670/
Pfomer670/
Phimer670/

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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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  • 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 Fehmer
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