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 surname Fehrs is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehrs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 390,071st most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,025,932 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Fehrs live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Fehrs is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 587 people, or 1 in 137,147. In Germany it is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 65 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Hamburg, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany Fehrs exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Ecuador, where 2 percent live.

Fehrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fehrs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fehrs last name expanded 929 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fehrs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fehrs last name are 35.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.22% registered with the 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
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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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