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

The last name Fethers occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fethers.

How Common Is The Last Name Fethers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,035,555th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Fethers are found; 45 percent are found in Australasia and 45 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Fethers is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 245,415. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 52 percent live, Victoria, where 35 percent live and Western Australia, where 13 percent live. Apart from Australia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 21 percent live.

Fethers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fethers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fethers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fethers surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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