Fever Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Fever Surname Definition:

Old French, Le fevre, the smith.

Fever Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2941:225,92835,048
England2651:210,25718,075
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
India381:20,185,931296,209
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Wales241:128,9399,528
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Féver (1) are calculated separately.

Fever (132) may also be a first name.

Fever Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Old French, Le fevre, the smith.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Old French Lefèvre, "the smith." compare the U.S. names Favor, Lefever, Lefevre, Lefebre, Lefavour, Lefavor.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Or Le Fevre, the usual Norman-French form of Faber.

The Norman People (1874)

Fever Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fever occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Féver. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fever? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,021st most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Fever are found; 30 percent are found in Western Europe and 30 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Fever is also the 807,735th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 132 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 225,928. In France Fever is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 48 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 20 percent reside and Grand Est, where 16 percent reside. Outside of France it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Fever Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fever has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Fever surname rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 454 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fever Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fever last name are 13.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.61% registered with the political party.

Fever earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $41,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Féver931/
Feaver911,437/
Fevier919/
Feđver916/
Feever914/
Fevert913/
Fiever913/
Fevere913/
Fetver912/
Foever912/
Feyver912/
Feverz911/
Feiver911/
Feve89805/
Feuvier831/
Pfeiver830/
Feavier830/
Faver801,359/
Fewer801,081/
Feber80734/
Fieve80435/
Vever80269/
Fyver8073/
Feves8068/
Fevez8064/
Fiver8033/
Fevet8012/
Fevie809/
Pfeve809/
Fover808/
Feuve801/
Fevhe801/
Feive801/
Fevey800/
Feeve800/
Favier7315,513/
Fieber733,004/
Feiber73400/
Faveur73341/
Febert73104/
Faiver7359/
Fovier7335/
Feevey7329/
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Fievee7326/
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Feitve7311/
Viever737/
Febeer734/
Veyver734/
Fyover734/
Feeber734/
Febere732/
Fyverr731/
Fivier731/
Few'er731/
Fiverr731/
Fevoir731/
Feivez731/
Veever731/
Feivey731/
Feeves731/
Feveit731/
Fetber731/
Fohver730/
Femper730/
Feewer730/
Feuber730/
Feived730/
Pfaver730/
Fesber730/
Fievey730/
Feaber730/
Fewear730/
Feivei730/
Five671,419/
Veve671,075/
Febe67521/
Fevi67133/
Fetveit6781/
Feibert6774/
Fewe6712/
Fetvedt6710/
Fève679/
Fahaver672/
Foehuer671/
Faivere671/
Fahveer671/
Feybert671/
Fisvher671/
Fevy671/
Feiwere671/
Faivert671/
Fiebier671/
Fjve671/
Vievier670/

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