Feige Surname
Approximately 7,666 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFeige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,035 | 1:13,340 | 1,727 |
| United States | 707 | 1:512,672 | 42,946 |
| France | 385 | 1:172,527 | 26,869 |
| Poland | 129 | 1:294,641 | 35,378 |
| Australia | 117 | 1:230,732 | 21,761 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Argentina | 58 | 1:736,955 | 49,943 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 156 | 1:321,915 | 25,142 |
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.
Feige Demographics
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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.
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