Fehners Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Wales

Fehners Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fehners Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Wales51:618,90625,852
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Fehners Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fehners is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehners? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,414,640th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Fehners occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Fehners live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Fehners is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 98 percent live and Bavaria, where 2 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 8 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Fehners Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fehners has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fehners surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feners920/
Feingers804/
Feinersh801/
Veners777/
Finers774/
Fenirs770/
Feingersh7578/
Fingers71660/
Feingersch7111/
Veniers719/
Veneers719/
Veiners711/
Venhers710/
Fingersh6721/
Phinears671/
Faingers671/
Fayngersh63100/
Faingersh6320/
Fainhersh638/
Phinehers631/
Viners626/
Vaners622/
Fanors620/
Faingersch597/
Fayngersch591/
Vanoers5737/
Vainers578/
Vanhers571/
Vonners571/
Vaniers570/
Vanners570/
Vanheers53110/
Vanhersh5310/
Vanneurs533/
Fayngirsh501/

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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 Fehners
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