Feige Surname

65,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Feige Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) Feige is really derived from Veigelchen or Veigelein which means “violet,” in German. These changed phonetically to Feige or Feigel, and were misunderstood as “fig” or “bird,” in Yiddish. As a result there developed many variations of the matronym: Feig, Feigel, Figel, Feigelstock, Feilchenfeld, Fogel, Vogel, Fogelman, Fogelson, Fogelstein, Fogelsdorf, Fogelbaum, Fogelsang, Fagan, Fagin, Feigin, Feigon, Feigenblat, Feigenbaum, Feigler, Feigelman, Figlin, Figler, etc.

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Feige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,0351:13,3401,727
United States7071:512,67242,946
France3851:172,52726,869
Poland1291:294,64135,378
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Canada631:584,85148,473
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Austria211:405,49741,758
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Czechia161:664,59262,292
England111:5,065,278148,650
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:321,91525,142

Feige (417) may also be a first name.

Feige Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) Feige is really derived from Veigelchen or Veigelein which means “violet,” in German. These changed phonetically to Feige or Feigel, and were misunderstood as “fig” or “bird,” in Yiddish. As a result there developed many variations of the matronym: Feig, Feigel, Figel, Feigelstock, Feilchenfeld, Fogel, Vogel, Fogelman, Fogelson, Fogelstein, Fogelsdorf, Fogelbaum, Fogelsang, Fagan, Fagin, Feigin, Feigon, Feigenblat, Feigenbaum, Feigler, Feigelman, Figlin, Figler, etc.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Feige Last Name Facts

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

Feige is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feige? popularity and diffusion

Feige is the 65,161st most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 950,632 people. Feige is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Feige are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 420,947th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 417 people.

Feige is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 6,035 people, or 1 in 13,340. In Germany Feige is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Feige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Feige has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feige last name rose 453 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feige Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feige surname are 28.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feige earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning $51,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $53,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feiger91456/
Feiges91112/
Feijge9118/
Feigge912/
Feigie911/
Feigoe911/
Feinge911/
Feighe911/
Feidge910/
Feitge910/
Fege89573/
Fige89443/
Feigher8316/
Feieghe8310/
Feigues837/
Feighey832/
Feiighe831/
Pfeiger831/
Feigess830/
Feger804,386/
Figge804,315/
Fiege804,277/
Figer80696/
Feise80614/
Fidge80466/
Foege80306/
Feuge80288/
Figee80225/
Figeľ80172/
Feghe80169/
Feged80127/
Feege80119/
Feiga80117/
Feije80102/
Feigi8092/
Feges8088/
Figes8076/
Figie8057/
Fezie8054/
Figea8046/
Veige8043/
Fedge8040/
Feyge8039/
Faige8034/
Feize8021/
Foige8019/
Figet8016/
Fegey8012/
Fuege808/
Fejge808/
Pfige807/
Fegge804/
Feget803/
Fegie803/
Fegae802/
Feigy802/
Fegeh802/
Fegez802/
Figeh801/
Figye801/
Figeĺ801/
Fioge801/
Fighe800/
Figey800/
Feigeová772/
Pfeieger770/
Figuet73863/
Feight73816/
Figues73737/
Feiser73296/
Figger73215/
Feijer73187/
Figuer73177/
Fuidge73169/
Feager73140/
Faiges73121/
Feeghe73103/
Feguer73102/
Fegett7399/
Fegher7392/
Feugey7373/
Figeys7363/
Feuger7362/
Figgie7355/
Feeger7354/
Feidje7351/
Feyise7349/
Feigha7346/
Feizer7345/
Figier7336/
Fidger7335/
Fesieh7334/
Fidget7330/
Faiget7328/
Feyzie7321/
Fegued7321/
Feizet7315/
Feisee7313/
Fezzie7312/
Fegues7312/
Faezie7311/
Feijes7310/
Fiegge7310/
Fittge739/
Feises739/
Feiche738/
Fegies738/
Feigis736/
Figher736/
Faiger735/
Fegier735/
Feigay735/
Feegeh735/
Figuez735/
Fisger734/
Figgee734/
Figuea734/
Fiegeh734/
Feghes734/
Fegger733/
Feuget733/
Pfeger733/
Figihe733/
Figges732/
Feyger732/
Feizea732/
Fedger732/
Veigey732/
Fezier732/
Figess732/
Feizee732/
Fainge732/
Feggie732/
Fheger731/
Figest731/
Figget731/
Figgey731/
Feigih731/
Fejzie731/
Feagie731/
Faigie731/
Fuiger731/
Feehge731/
Fuegeh731/
Feasie731/
Fechie731/
Faeghe731/
Faigeľ731/
Fegueh731/
Feguet731/
Fehzie731/
Fiezie731/
Feusie731/
Feuzie731/
Feizei731/
Faigge731/
Fegeer731/
Feighi731/
Feisey730/
Fedget730/
Faidge730/
Feighy730/
Faighe730/
Feighs730/
Feze6730,463/
Fage672,991/
Fesi671,980/
Figa671,434/
Fegi67955/
Vege67871/
Vige67776/
Feugier67547/
Fega67452/
Feci67363/
Figi67329/
Feji67318/
Fezi67302/
Feje67220/
Fidgett67200/
Fese67160/
Figgett67112/
Veighey67107/
Fece6790/
Figgess6781/
Feicher6772/
Fexi6766/
Feggett6745/
Faigher6737/
Faighes6711/
Figgest6710/
Fexe6710/
Pfeizer679/
Pfeiser677/
Fyge677/
Fayesie676/
Feiches676/
Figuett673/
Faiguet673/
Foingeh673/
Feazier672/
Pfheger671/
Feugher671/
Feyiset671/
Figueas671/
Feggher671/
Feieser671/
Fayegge671/
Figê671/
Pfisger671/
Fège671/
Fége671/
Faigued671/
Faheije671/
Fejgier671/
Fouedge671/
Fouegep671/
Figuess671/
Figá671/
Figé671/
Feuguea671/
Feuguep671/
Feuguer671/
Fejigha671/
Fegj671/
Faegheh670/
Figgeth670/
Pfeuger670/
Pfuiget670/
Fissger670/
Feezier670/
Feitche670/

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