Fertig Surname

87,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Fertig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fertig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5721:140,92514,640
Germany2,1711:37,0824,911
France1651:402,56259,152
Israel1241:69,0138,556
Hungary851:115,48610,942
Poland641:593,88754,038
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Canada501:736,91258,785
England411:1,358,97760,528
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Czechia201:531,67354,411
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malta11:430,2723,380
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4481:112,09511,131

Fertig (11) may also be a first name.

Fertig Last Name Facts

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

Fertig (Russian: Фертиг) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fertig? popularity and diffusion

Fertig is the 87,696th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,328,874 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Fertig live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fertig is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The surname Fertig is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,572 people, or 1 in 140,925. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 40 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Fertig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fertig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fertig last name rose 574 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fertig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fertig last name are 37.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fertig earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning R 229,584 per year; in United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $49,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $49,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foertig9210/
Feurtig921/
Fertigh920/
Ferteig920/
Förtig83187/
Fertik83144/
Fertic83100/
Vertig8322/
Fartig834/
Fretig833/
Fortig833/
Fertyg832/
Fertiq831/
Ferteg830/
Fertigová8017/
Fertigova801/
Fertikh77344/
Fertick7753/
Farteig773/
Farthig771/
Fairtig770/
Fertict770/
Fertikova67492/
Fertyk67149/
Fortik6781/
Fertek6751/
Firtik6722/
Fortic6719/
Vertik6711/
Fretic679/
Fartik677/
Fertikowa671/
Verteg671/
Forteg671/
Vartig671/
Farteg670/

Fertig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fertig in the Russian language
Фертигfertig-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fertig
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