Fethers Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Fethers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fethers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1101:245,41522,739
United States721:5,034,152256,679
England521:1,071,50151,923
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Fethers Last Name Facts

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

Fethers occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fethers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,035,555th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Fethers reside; 45 percent reside in Australasia and 45 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 245,415. In Australia Fethers is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 52 percent reside, Victoria, where 35 percent reside and Western Australia, where 13 percent reside. Beside Australia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

Fethers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fethers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fethers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fethers last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fethers earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.79% more than the national average, earning $52,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.81% less than the national average, earning $39,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feathers933,724/
Foethers931/
Feuthers931/
Feters927/
Featherst881/
Fetters865,507/
Fathers861,293/
Festers86214/
Feiters869/
Feeters867/
Fothers863/
Featers862/
Fieters862/
Fetiers862/
Feuters861/
Vethers861/
Fithers860/
Feeterse8013/
Festerse803/
Feetters801/
Fettiers800/
Feasters800/
Featters800/
Viethers800/
Feathersová781/
Veters7789/
Fiters778/
Faters776/
Faitherse750/
Vetters711,479/
Fitters71341/
Veeters7111/
Fettersová7110/
Vehters713/
Fisters712/
Fitgers711/
Pheters711/
Fotters710/
Fatters710/
Fettors710/
Pheeters678/
Festerce671/
Vettters671/
Pfisters671/

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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
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  • 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 Fethers
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