Fehrs Surname

390,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fehrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fehrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5871:137,14716,665
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Fehrs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fehrs has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehrs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 390,071st most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,025,932 people. The last name Fehrs occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Fehrs live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Fehrs is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 587 people, or 1 in 137,147. In Germany Fehrs is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 65 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Hamburg, where 8 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Ecuador, where 2 percent reside.

Fehrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fehrs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 929 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fehrs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fehrs surname are 35.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fehrs earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $47,793 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foehrs911/
Fehers911/
Faehrs910/
Fers89443/
Fears806,462/
Fiers802,172/
Ferst801,302/
Vehrs80628/
Foers80287/
Fersz8099/
Ferse8091/
Faers8070/
Ferrs8050/
Fersh8042/
Feers8027/
Föhrs8015/
Fohrs8014/
Pfers8010/
Feirs804/
Feurs803/
Fhers801/
Fejrs801/
Fahrs801/
Fhars801/
Fersch731,537/
Ferszt73540/
Feerst73138/
Fersht73108/
Fearse733/
Fearst733/
Foersh732/
Fershe731/
Fersøe731/
Ferrsz731/
Ferrzs731/
Feitrs731/
Ferstt730/
Fearsh730/
Fettrs730/
Ferrss730/
Feirst730/
Fars6735,673/
Fors677,932/
Vers674,660/
Firs67563/
Ferš67219/
Foersch67103/
Fyrs6758/
Pfersch6747/
Ferś6732/
Fersova6714/
Förs672/
Ferx671/
Ferscht670/

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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 Fehrs
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