Fever Surname
Approximately 978 people bear this surname
Fever Surname Definition:
Old French, Le fevre, the smith.
Fever Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 294 | 1:225,928 | 35,048 |
| England | 265 | 1:210,257 | 18,075 |
| United States | 186 | 1:1,948,704 | 125,871 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 162 | 1:150,465 | 13,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
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.
From Old French Lefèvre, "the smith." compare the U.S. names Favor, Lefever, Lefevre, Lefebre, Lefavour, Lefavor.
Or Le Fevre, the usual Norman-French form of Faber.
Fever Demographics
Fever Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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