Feith Surname

172,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

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.

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Feith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8181:98,41712,232
United States6881:526,83043,910
Netherlands3121:54,1269,292
Hungary2401:40,9014,378
France1691:393,03457,995
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Luxembourg561:10,3671,774
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Austria221:387,06540,442
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

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 surname Feith (Arabic: فايث) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feith? popularity and diffusion

The last name Feith is the 172,724th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,926,725 people. The last name Feith is predominantly found 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 commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,434 people.

The last name Feith is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 818 people, or 1 in 98,417. In Germany Feith is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Feith occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside.

Feith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Feith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feith last name grew 969 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Feith last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Feith surname are 20.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.59% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feijth9198/
Feitch912/
Feithe911/
Feit893,437/
Feth892,784/
Fith8924/
Feitsch8380/
Faith8018,761/
Feist8013,089/
Veith8011,713/
Feidt801,025/
Fetch80831/
Feißt80582/
Feuth80303/
Fieth80204/
Feijt80183/
Fuith80172/
Foith80159/
Fethe80146/
Feite80105/
Feitt8099/
Feath8081/
Feyth8077/
Foeth8057/
Feeth8016/
Feits8013/
Fetth8012/
Feths807/
Fheth807/
Fueth806/
Fitth803/
Fijth803/
Pfeit802/
Fethh802/
Fetsh801/
Feyit801/
Feiat801/
Fithe801/
Feiet801/
Feizt801/
Fezth801/
Feiot800/
Feiht800/
Feithová7710/
Fit753,335/
Fet75600/
Fetsch732,102/
Feicht731,880/
Feisst73297/
Feiste73157/
Feijts7369/
Featch7344/
Faithe7342/
Fhaith7339/
Feiszt7323/
Foyeth736/
Feathe735/
Festch734/
Pheith732/
Fajith732/
Fayeth732/
Fiyath731/
Fheath731/
Feiaht731/
Feieht731/
Feitts731/
Faitch731/
Faaith731/
Fuitch731/
Foiteh731/
Feisht731/
Feiyot731/
Feheth731/
Feyite731/
Fichth731/
D'Feit731/
Faieth731/
Hfeeth731/
Pfeist730/
Feiott730/
Foitch730/
Feittz730/
Fath6770,300/
Veit6720,793/
Fite6713,504/
Fett675,825/
Fete675,556/
Fait674,540/
Fest673,233/
Fitt672,870/
Foit672,372/
Veth672,061/
Fäth671,600/
Feid671,240/
Fiot67982/
Fiet67802/
Feyt67791/
Vith67555/
Feat67516/
Fuit67347/
Fejt67267/
Fets67242/
Fehd67232/
Fáth67224/
Fist67181/
Feht67129/
Foet67128/
Feitová67114/
Feet6797/
Fedt6756/
Faet6747/
Féth6735/
Fedh6728/
Feut6722/
Fidh6721/
Fijt6715/
Pfit679/
Fuet672/
Feitova672/
Feït672/
Fihd672/
Fyet672/
Vfet672/
Fjth672/
Hfet672/
Hfit671/
Faihith671/
Fizt671/
Faitheh671/
Feteher671/
Faithth671/
Fajeeth671/
Wfit671/
Fget671/
Fiht671/
Fyth671/
Festsch671/
Fidt670/
Figgeth670/
Feutsch670/

Feith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feith in the Arabic language
فايثfayth-

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