Feith Surname
Approximately 2,490 people bear this surname
Feith Surname User-submission:
The meaning of the surname Feith is (at least) twofold: In Middle German the word feith has a meaning of spruce, neat, pretty. It was mainly used in the southern parts of Germany.
Another explanation derives from the word Faith before the great vowelshift in the English language.
Read More About This SurnameFeith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 818 | 1:98,417 | 12,232 |
| United States | 688 | 1:526,830 | 43,910 |
| Netherlands | 312 | 1:54,126 | 9,292 |
| Hungary | 240 | 1:40,901 | 4,378 |
| France | 169 | 1:393,034 | 57,995 |
| Argentina | 58 | 1:736,955 | 49,943 |
| Luxembourg | 56 | 1:10,367 | 1,774 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
Feith (1,434) may also be a first name.
Feith Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of the surname Feith is (at least) twofold: In Middle German the word feith has a meaning of spruce, neat, pretty. It was mainly used in the southern parts of Germany.
Another explanation derives from the word Faith before the great vowelshift in the English language.
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Feith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Feith Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Feith (Arabic: فايث) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Feith? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 172,724th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,926,725 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Feith live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 206,059th most frequent first name globally It is held by 1,434 people.
The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 818 people, or 1 in 98,417. In Germany Feith is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live. Not including Germany Feith is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and The Netherlands, where 13 percent live.
Feith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Feith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feith last name expanded 969 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Feith Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Feith last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Feith are 20.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.59% registered with the party.
The amount Feith earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $42,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.5% more than the national average, earning $80,737 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feijth | 91 | 98 | / |
| Feitch | 91 | 2 | / |
| Feithe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Feit | 89 | 3,437 | / |
| Feth | 89 | 2,784 | / |
| Fith | 89 | 24 | / |
| Feitsch | 83 | 80 | / |
| Faith | 80 | 18,761 | / |
| Feist | 80 | 13,089 | / |
| Veith | 80 | 11,713 | / |
| Feidt | 80 | 1,025 | / |
| Fetch | 80 | 831 | / |
| Feißt | 80 | 582 | / |
| Feuth | 80 | 303 | / |
| Fieth | 80 | 204 | / |
| Feijt | 80 | 183 | / |
| Fuith | 80 | 172 | / |
| Foith | 80 | 159 | / |
| Fethe | 80 | 146 | / |
| Feite | 80 | 105 | / |
| Feitt | 80 | 99 | / |
| Feath | 80 | 81 | / |
| Feyth | 80 | 77 | / |
| Foeth | 80 | 57 | / |
| Feeth | 80 | 16 | / |
| Feits | 80 | 13 | / |
| Fetth | 80 | 12 | / |
| Feths | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fheth | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fueth | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fitth | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fijth | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pfeit | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fethh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fetsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feyit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feiat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fithe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feiet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feizt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fezth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feiot | 80 | 0 | / |
| Feiht | 80 | 0 | / |
| Feithová | 77 | 10 | / |
| Fit | 75 | 3,335 | / |
| Fet | 75 | 600 | / |
| Fetsch | 73 | 2,102 | / |
| Feicht | 73 | 1,880 | / |
| Feisst | 73 | 297 | / |
| Feiste | 73 | 157 | / |
| Feijts | 73 | 69 | / |
| Featch | 73 | 44 | / |
| Faithe | 73 | 42 | / |
| Fhaith | 73 | 39 | / |
| Feiszt | 73 | 23 | / |
| Foyeth | 73 | 6 | / |
| Feathe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Festch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pheith | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fajith | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fayeth | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fiyath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fheath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feiaht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feieht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feitts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faitch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faaith | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuitch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foiteh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feisht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feiyot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feheth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feyite | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fichth | 73 | 1 | / |
| D'Feit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faieth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hfeeth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pfeist | 73 | 0 | / |
| Feiott | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foitch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Feittz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fath | 67 | 70,300 | / |
| Veit | 67 | 20,793 | / |
| Fite | 67 | 13,504 | / |
| Fett | 67 | 5,825 | / |
| Fete | 67 | 5,556 | / |
| Fait | 67 | 4,540 | / |
| Fest | 67 | 3,233 | / |
| Fitt | 67 | 2,870 | / |
| Foit | 67 | 2,372 | / |
| Veth | 67 | 2,061 | / |
| Fäth | 67 | 1,600 | / |
| Feid | 67 | 1,240 | / |
| Fiot | 67 | 982 | / |
| Fiet | 67 | 802 | / |
| Feyt | 67 | 791 | / |
| Vith | 67 | 555 | / |
| Feat | 67 | 516 | / |
| Fuit | 67 | 347 | / |
| Fejt | 67 | 267 | / |
| Fets | 67 | 242 | / |
| Fehd | 67 | 232 | / |
| Fáth | 67 | 224 | / |
| Fist | 67 | 181 | / |
| Feht | 67 | 129 | / |
| Foet | 67 | 128 | / |
| Feitová | 67 | 114 | / |
| Feet | 67 | 97 | / |
| Fedt | 67 | 56 | / |
| Faet | 67 | 47 | / |
| Féth | 67 | 35 | / |
| Fedh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Feut | 67 | 22 | / |
| Fidh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Fijt | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pfit | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fuet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feitova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feït | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fihd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fyet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vfet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fjth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hfet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hfit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faihith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faitheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feteher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faithth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fajeeth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wfit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fget | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Festsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fidt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Figgeth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Feutsch | 67 | 0 | / |
Feith Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Feith in the Arabic language | ||
| فايث | fayth | - |
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