Feist Surname

40,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Feist Surname Definition:

German; fat. Feste. H.R.

Feist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,8611:13,7361,789
United States4,7171:76,8418,798
Canada6891:53,4776,389
France4631:143,46222,124
England4221:132,03313,047
Poland1591:239,04930,603
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Israel771:111,13812,490
Austria721:118,27016,587
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Wales101:309,45316,869
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:136,94012,480
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4751:105,72410,630

Feist (11) may also be a first name.

Feist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

German; fat. Feste. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Feist Last Name Facts

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

Feist (Russian: Феист) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,090th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 556,769 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Feist live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Feist is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name in the world, held by 11 people.

The last name Feist is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 5,861 people, or 1 in 13,736. In Germany Feist is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Feist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Feist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Feist last name rose 993 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 237 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Feist surname are 8.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feist earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning R 243,180 per year; in United States they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $44,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $49,407 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feisst91297/
Feiste91157/
Feiszt9123/
Feisht911/
Pfeist910/
Feit893,437/
Fest893,233/
Feis89677/
Fist89181/
Feith802,490/
Feast801,982/
Faist801,590/
Fuest801,340/
Feidt801,025/
Feest80934/
Feise80614/
Fiest80605/
Feißt80582/
Feiss80577/
Feste80559/
Fehst80559/
Foist80446/
Fiste80234/
Feijt80183/
Foest80181/
Feyst80145/
Feies80127/
Festő80106/
Feite80105/
Feitt8099/
Feszt8076/
Feijs8064/
Fheis8050/
Feish8042/
Festø8037/
Fuist8026/
Fiszt8026/
Pfest8017/
Fejst8016/
Feits8013/
Fists809/
Feyis806/
Veist806/
Feust803/
Pfeit802/
Fisst802/
Feias802/
Pfeis801/
Feyit801/
Fgist801/
Feiat801/
Faest801/
Fesst801/
Feiet801/
Fests801/
Feisd801/
Feiys801/
Fesht801/
Feizt801/
Feiis801/
Feiot800/
Feiht800/
Fisht800/
Feistová7728/
Feistova772/
Fei75555,328/
Fes753,902/
Fit753,335/
Fis751,560/
Fet75600/
Feicht731,880/
Faisst73907/
Feijth7398/
Faihst7375/
Feijts7369/
Feiesh7362/
Feyise7349/
Fieszt7342/
Faiszt7320/
Faizst7314/
Feaste7314/
Fegies738/
Foehst737/
Firzst737/
Fayest736/
Festch734/
Feisch734/
Feggis733/
Feitch732/
Fauest732/
Fouest732/
Faiste732/
Feuste731/
Fhestz731/
Fieast731/
Feiaht731/
Feieht731/
Feitts731/
Fawest731/
Faisth731/
Foiste731/
Fischt731/
Feithe731/
Feiyot731/
Feyite731/
Feshte731/
D'Feit731/
Faiset731/
Foesst730/
Feiott730/
Feusst730/
Festte730/
Feittz730/
Fijist730/
Faeszt730/
Fish6753,193/
Veit6720,793/
Fast6717,740/
Vest6717,723/
Fois679,909/
Fais677,847/
Feio677,770/
Feiz677,702/
Faes675,978/
Fett675,825/
Fete675,556/
Fait674,540/
Feys673,322/
Fitt672,870/
Feth672,784/
Foit672,372/
Fees672,032/
Fiss671,562/
Veis671,556/
Fess671,413/
Vist671,307/
Feid671,240/
Fiot67982/
Fiet67802/
Foes67799/
Feyt67791/
Fesh67727/
Fies67710/
Feij67665/
Feat67516/
Fios67472/
Feyi67442/
Fisz67362/
Fuit67347/
Feji67318/
Fejt67267/
Foisset67262/
Fets67242/
Fues67227/
Feas67221/
Fesz67190/
Feia67186/
Feus67170/
Fese67160/
Feih67153/
Fuis67139/
Feht67129/
Foet67128/
Feitová67114/
Feische67110/
Fise67101/
Feet6797/
Feie6793/
Feiß6790/
Festová6789/
Feitsch6780/
Fedt6756/
Faet6747/
Fyst6734/
Feyisse6725/
Fith6724/
Feut6722/
Fäst6721/
Fistova6718/
Fijt6715/
Feds6713/
Figgest6710/
Pfit679/
Fesp677/
Fehs676/
Fesr675/
Festova675/
Feás675/
Fejs674/
Fijs674/
Fixs674/
Vfei674/
Fisd673/
Fihs673/
Feheste672/
Pfei672/
Fesd672/
Fuet672/
Feitova672/
Feït672/
Fyet672/
Vfet672/
Ffei672/
Fhei672/
Hfet672/
Hfit671/
Fisj671/
Fexs671/
Foisett671/
Fizt671/
Feii671/
Fhis671/
Féis671/
Fáis671/
Feiu671/
Feui671/
Wfei671/
Feuscht671/
Feÿs671/
Fischte671/
Faihstz671/
Wfes671/
Wfit671/
Fges671/
Fget671/
Fgis671/
Fisx671/
Fizs671/
Fiht671/
Ffis671/
Fesj671/
Festsch671/
Hfis671/
Fidt670/
Foisstt670/
Feitche670/
Feip670/

Feist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feist in the Russian language
Феистfeist-

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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 Feist
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