Fehst Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fehst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fehst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4721:170,56220,083
Canada401:921,14070,350
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Fehst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fehst is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fehst.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 565,867th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Fehst live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 170,562. In Germany Fehst is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent live and Berlin, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Fehst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fehst earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $49,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foehst917/
Fest893,233/
Feheste832/
Feist8013,089/
Fecht803,123/
Feast801,982/
Feest80934/
Fiest80605/
Feste80559/
Foest80181/
Feyst80145/
Festő80106/
Föhst80100/
Feszt8076/
Festø8037/
Pfest8017/
Fejst8016/
Vehst808/
Feust803/
Fesht801/
Faest801/
Fesst801/
Fests801/
Feicht731,880/
Feisst73297/
Feiste73157/
Fechte7391/
Faihst7375/
Fieszt7342/
Feiszt7323/
Feaste7314/
Fejcht732/
Feisht731/
Pfecht731/
Feshte731/
Fhestz731/
Faeszt730/
Festte730/
Feusst730/
Foesst730/
Pfeist730/
Fast6717,740/
Vest6717,723/
Fost67619/
Föst67326/
Fist67181/
Festová6789/
Fyst6734/
Fäst6721/
Festova675/
Fesd672/
Faihstz671/
Feuscht671/

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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 Fehst
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