Fehr Surname

19,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Fehr Surname User-submission:

This name is derived from the settlement Veere in The Netherlands. Its bearers moved north in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Fehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada8,5791:4,295583
Germany5,4001:14,9081,949
United States5,3661:67,5477,863
Switzerland3,7351:2,199230
Mexico2,1351:58,1392,815
France7691:86,37512,319
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Austria3951:21,5583,381
Paraguay2411:30,0281,030
Hungary2021:48,5955,207
Brazil1671:1,281,88243,935
Venezuela1581:191,1655,319
Liechtenstein1331:28950
Argentina1231:347,50727,272
Australia571:473,60936,415
England571:977,51048,999
Belize551:6,4631,030
Norway551:93,49612,846
Poland521:730,93760,459
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7801:64,3837,014

The alternate forms: Féhr (49) are calculated separately.

Fehr (609) may also be a first name.

Fehr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name is derived from the settlement Veere in The Netherlands. Its bearers moved north in the 15th and 16th centuries.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Fehr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fehr (Arabic: فيهر) has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also appear as: Féhr. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 19,357th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 256,785 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Fehr are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 338,553rd most widespread first name globally, held by 609 people.

The surname Fehr is most common in Canada, where it is held by 8,579 people, or 1 in 4,295. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Manitoba, where 28 percent are found, Alberta, where 24 percent are found and Saskatchewan, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Canada Fehr is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Fehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fehr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fehr last name increased 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fehr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Fehr surname are 22.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Fehr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.57% more than the national average, earning 393,047 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.56% more than the national average, earning R 424,332 per year; in United States they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $46,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.58% less than the national average, earning $42,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Féhr9249/
Fehre89478/
Fehyr89207/
Pfehr8944/
Feahr8943/
Fiehr899/
Fehrr891/
Feihr890/
Feuhr890/
Fer8613,283/
Fear756,345/
Fere753,238/
Feer752,537/
Fert752,075/
Fier751,521/
Ferr751,097/
Fyhr75867/
Feir75461/
Fihr75326/
Ferd75277/
Ferz75251/
Vehr75220/
Fejr75137/
Ferh75132/
Fher75125/
Feur7594/
Fetr7557/
Fähr7539/
Feyr7522/
Fger756/
Fesr755/
Fhir754/
Ferì752/
Ffer751/
Fhyr751/
Fhjr751/
Fhre751/
Fjhr751/
Ferp751/
Hfer751/
Pfer750/
Fehrová739/
Fehrova732/
Feherhe731/
Ferre6724,916/
Fierz67712/
Feare67304/
Feere67211/
Feherová6793/
Feire6762/
Feherova6750/
Pferr6749/
Ferrz6743/
Feard6741/
Fertő6741/
Feyre6733/
Pferd6724/
Feart6723/
Feurh6716/
Viehr6713/
Fettr678/
Pfier677/
Fhair677/
Ferht676/
Hőfer676/
Vehyr675/
Føhre674/
Feirt673/
Feetr673/
Frehh673/
Feitr672/
Pffer672/
Ferrt672/
Ferrr672/
Fheer672/
Fearr671/
Ffeir671/
Pfeir671/
Ferrd671/
Fertt671/
Fherd671/
Fhert671/
Fheur671/
Fierr671/
Faihr671/
Fyhre671/
Ferhe671/
Fesrt671/
Hvfer671/
Høfer671/
Pfähr671/
Fährt671/
Fÿfer671/
Fherr671/
Ferrë671/
Ferrì671/
Ferrp671/
Fejre671/
Fherh671/
Feerz671/
Fetrh671/
Pfert670/
Ferdt670/
Fieyr670/

Fehr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fehr in the Arabic language
فيهرfyhr-
فهرfhr-

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