Fermier Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fermier Surname User-submission:

Fermier is a French surname, meaning 'someone who owns or manages a farm'.

Fermier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2961:224,40134,808
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Fermier Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fermier is a French surname, meaning 'someone who owns or manages a farm'.

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Fermier Last Name Facts

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

Fermier is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fermier? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fermier is the 689,921st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Fermier reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Fermier is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 224,401. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 26 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 23 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent reside. Apart from France this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Fermier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fermier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fermier last name grew 827 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fermier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fermier last name are 49.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 96% being registered to vote for the party.

Fermier earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.41% more than the national average, earning $56,269 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fermer92268/
Fermie9299/
Fermir923/
Fermigier88265/
Foermer8665/
Farmier8612/
Fremier869/
Vermier867/
Formier864/
Fermies861/
Fermirt861/
Fermeer860/
Fermeir860/
Fermeigier821/
Fermayer807/
Fermauer805/
Vermaier801/
Vermeier801/
Vermiyer801/
Fermoire801/
Fremmier800/
Vermer77164/
Vermie77126/
Fermér7710/
Farmir773/
Vermir772/
Firmir771/
Fremir771/
Fremie770/
Firmigier759/
Frehmeier757/
Ferrmeyer751/
Vermeer7111,533/
Vermeir712,695/
Vermehr7143/
Firmiez7114/
Farmehr719/
Fermiyi717/
Fermour716/
Feehrmeyer716/
Vormier711/
Varmier711/
Vermair711/
Vaermer711/
Fremire710/
Vermear710/
Veermeer6771/
Feurmour6762/
Fahrmair6741/
Fermayor6719/
Fahrmeir6710/
Vermiyar678/
Vermeyer672/
Fermajerová671/
Veermyer671/

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