Fehér Surname

20,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Fehér Surname User-submission:

Fehér is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'white'.

Fehér Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary25,7301:38224
Slovakia7181:7,432739
Romania2261:88,84010,290
Czechia1111:95,79715,936
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
England91:6,190,895170,599
Finland61:916,11741,832
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Malta41:107,5681,849
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Feher (10,532), Fehêr (1) & Féher (2) are calculated separately.

Fehér (13) may also be a first name.

Fehér Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fehér is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'white'.

- kaktuszmalac

Fehér Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fehér is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Feher, Fehêr or Féher. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehér? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,332nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 270,882 people. The last name Fehér is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fehér reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Fehér is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 25,730 people, or 1 in 382. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Pest County, where 16 percent reside, Budapest, where 15 percent reside and Bács-Kiskun County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Hungary this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feher9310,532/
Fehêr931/
Féher872/
Fehir80162/
Fiehr809/
Feuhr800/
Fehérová77721/
Feé751/
Feeher730/
Faeher730/
Fier671,521/
Fjer67581/
Fehi67149/
Veér67110/
Feur6794/
Fehe6786/
Fyer6746/
Feeh6711/
Fger676/
Fehy674/
Feuh673/
Fyeh671/
Fjeh671/
Fgeh671/
Fiehier670/

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