Fei Surname

959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Macau

Fei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China544,5901:2,511164
Taiwan1,7151:13,670216
Thailand1,4031:50,3485,937
Italy1,2931:47,2988,516
Malaysia1,2801:23,0422,100
United States1,2511:289,73526,899
Singapore8771:6,280393
Hong Kong7171:10,231318
Indonesia4701:281,38125,307
Macau3511:1,714202
Canada2951:124,90013,053
Australia2791:96,75910,970
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Germany911:884,67563,174
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
England611:913,41146,955
United Arab Emirates551:166,58712,493
Brunei411:10,2131,246
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Ukraine281:1,625,811125,303
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
France201:3,321,136213,627
Hungary151:654,41837,235
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Norway61:857,04855,549
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Feï (1) are calculated separately.

Fei (64,603) may also be a first name.

Fei Last Name Facts

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

Fei (Arabic: فيي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻲ, Russian: Феи) is more commonly found in China than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Feï. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 959th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,123 people. The surname Fei is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Fei are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 14,880th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 64,603 people.

The last name Fei is most commonly used in China, where it is held by 544,590 people, or 1 in 2,511. Barring China it occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Fei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fei has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fei surname rose 5,004 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fei last name are 3.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning €28,298 per year; in Norway they earn 33.17% less than the national average, earning 231,273 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.73% less than the national average, earning R 14,904 per year; in United States they earn 20.48% more than the national average, earning $51,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $57,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feï891/
Feio867,770/
Feiz867,702/
Feit863,437/
Feid861,240/
Feis86677/
Feij86665/
Feyi86442/
Feji86318/
Feia86186/
Feih86153/
Feie8693/
Feiß8690/
Vfei864/
Pfei862/
Ffei862/
Fhei862/
Feii861/
Feiu861/
Feui861/
Wfei861/
Feip860/
Fe804,100/
Fi802,229/
Feist7513,089/
Feidt751,025/
Feißt75582/
Feiss75577/
Feyiz75428/
Feggi75345/
Foeij75185/
Feijt75183/
Feies75127/
Feije75102/
Feitt7599/
Fejio7566/
Fheis7550/
Feish7542/
Feihe7539/
Fejđi7535/
Fejid7526/
Feied7523/
Feich7516/
Feyii7514/
Feits7513/
Feuyi7510/
Feiaz759/
Fieyi758/
Feyis756/
Feyie756/
Fahei756/
Feihu754/
Feieș754/
Fheij754/
Fegie753/
Feiyo753/
Fheid752/
Pfeit752/
Feiha752/
Fehie752/
Feias752/
Pfeis751/
Hfeih751/
Feuie751/
Feyit751/
Feiat751/
Feioz751/
Feipp751/
Fejii751/
Fehia751/
Feiee751/
Feiet751/
Fejie751/
Feisd751/
Feiys751/
Feyip751/
Feizt751/
Hfeid751/
Feyid751/
Fehyi751/
Feioe751/
Feiah751/
Feiau751/
Feiho751/
Feiis751/
Feiot750/
Feiht750/
Fey6715,306/
Fee6713,301/
Fer6713,283/
Fai6713,230/
Fiz678,064/
Foe676,628/
Fui675,785/
Fye675,491/
Fae674,768/
Fes673,902/
Fit673,335/
Fea673,141/
Fio673,108/
Fie672,919/
Feh672,788/
Feu672,335/
Fue671,895/
Feicht671,880/
Vei671,795/
Fis671,560/
Fed671,007/
Foi67902/
Fez67831/
Fii67805/
Fet67600/
Fiß67402/
Feß67366/
Feisst67297/
Fih67256/
Fid67196/
Fej67115/
Fij67110/
Feijth6798/
Fiy6787/
Hfi6783/
Fip6773/
Feijts6769/
Fhi6762/
Feiesh6762/
Fhe6757/
Feč6755/
Fiț6744/
Fep6737/
Fái6735/
Feggio6732/
Fiğ6729/
Pfe6725/
Feiszt6723/
Fée6719/
Fyi6710/
Fgi679/
Hfe678/
Vfe677/
Wfi676/
Ffi676/
Wfe676/
Pfi675/
Fge675/
Vfi675/
Feisch674/
Fgeehi674/
Ffe674/
Fje674/
Fiľ673/
Feitch672/
Feň672/
Feiaht671/
Feieht671/
Feitts671/
Feisht671/
Feć671/
Fiś671/
D'Feit671/
Feihou671/
Feihuo671/
Feioch671/
Pfeist670/
Feiott670/
Feihoz670/
Feittz670/

Fei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﻲafy-
Fei in the Russian language
Феиfei-
Fei in the Arabic language
فييfyy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fei
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