Fess Surname

274,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Fess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7891:459,39039,217
Germany3781:212,97724,077
Canada2041:180,61617,977
France91:7,380,302306,885
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Fess (145) may also be a first name.

Fess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fess has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fess? popularity and diffusion

Fess is the 274,840th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,157,499 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Fess live; 61 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 766,399th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 145 people.

The last name Fess is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 789 people, or 1 in 459,390. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Fess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fess surname grew 607 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fess surname are 0.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Fess earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.24% more than the national average, earning $52,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $49,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feiss89577/
Fiess89518/
Feuss89208/
Feess89137/
Fesse8931/
Fesst891/
Feass890/
Fes863,902/
Feisst80297/
Feys753,322/
Fest753,233/
Vess752,938/
Fees752,032/
Fiss751,562/
Fesh75727/
Fies75710/
Feis75677/
Fets75242/
Feas75221/
Fesz75190/
Feus75170/
Fese75160/
Feds7513/
Fesp757/
Fehs756/
Fesr755/
Fejs754/
Fjss754/
Fesd752/
Fexs751/
Feÿs751/
Wfes751/
Fges751/
Fyss751/
Fesj751/
Fessová733/
Festsch731/
Feist6713,089/
Fe674,100/
Fehse672,636/
Feast671,982/
Feese671,448/
Feest67934/
Fisse67855/
Fejős67688/
Veiss67654/
Feise67614/
Faiss67556/
Feesh67187/
Feyst67145/
Fesch67117/
Festő67106/
Feszt6776/
Fesce6768/
Feijs6764/
Fease6758/
Feysh6757/
Fheis6750/
Viess6745/
Fetse6744/
Feish6742/
Feyts6737/
Festø6737/
Feehs6729/
Pfest6717/
Feuhs6716/
Fejst6716/
Feits6713/
Veyss6711/
Fysse6711/
Feusz6711/
Feths677/
Fetts674/
Fishs674/
Fjøss674/
Feats673/
Fejsø673/
Pfies673/
Fisst672/
Feyse672/
Feash671/
Phess671/
Pfeis671/
Hfies671/
Fetsh671/
Fiehs671/
Fedse671/
Feets671/
Fedds671/
Veess671/
Foiss671/
Vejss671/
Vessø671/
Fésûs671/
Feisd671/
Feesd671/
Fiesh671/
Feyős671/
Fescz671/
Feshe671/
Fesht671/
Vfese671/
Hfees671/
Feeds670/
Fhies670/
Fhees670/
Feads670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fess
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