Feirtear Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Feirtear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feirtear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Bermuda11:65,2793,010

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

Feirtear Last Name Facts

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

Feirtear is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Feirtéar. Click here for further potential spellings of Feirtear.

How Common Is The Last Name Feirtear? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Feirtear are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 235,447. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Munster, where 100 percent are found. Not including Ireland this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Bermuda, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feirtéar961/
Firtear931/
Feirteir881/
Firtar86194/
Ferter8684/
Firter862/
Pfirter80497/
Fertier80220/
Foerter80120/
Fertard8036/
Fuerter8015/
Feyrter8014/
Ferzter803/
Firtter802/
Fertter801/
Ferrter801/
Ferttar801/
Feurter801/
Fairter800/
Ferther800/
Firther800/
Foertter753/
Pfierter751/
Fourtear751/
Fuerther751/
Freter711,174/
Verter71176/
Fertre71165/
Farter7115/
Vertar7110/
Fretar712/
Fuertauer712/
Firtir711/
Virtar711/
Fartar711/
Virter711/
Fretter67680/
Freteur67108/
Vertier6747/
Fartare6739/
Fourter6712/
Farther679/
Virthar675/
Verther673/
Farthar672/
Farteur672/
Fartier672/
Vierter671/
Fertreh671/
Virtair671/
Phirter670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Feirtear
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