Fevre Surname

101,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Fevre Surname Definition:

(French) The worker in metals, a smith.

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Fevre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,2261:15,7181,670
Denmark801:70,5597,018
England531:1,051,28451,324
Argentina501:854,86855,754
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Belgium341:338,13737,845
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Fèvre (90) & Févre (2) are calculated separately.

Fevre (53) may also be a first name.

Fevre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The worker in metals, a smith.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Faure is a frequent surname in the South-East area of France, coming from the Occitan language word meaning 'blacksmith'.

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Fevre Last Name Facts

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

Fevre is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Fèvre or Févre. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fevre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 101,451st most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,565,531 people. Fevre occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Fevre are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name on earth, held by 53 people.

The last name Fevre is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 4,226 people, or 1 in 15,718. In France Fevre is most frequent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 26 percent live, Grand Est, where 17 percent live and Île-de-France, where 16 percent live. Aside from France this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Fevre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fevre has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fevre last name rose 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 456 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fevre Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fevre earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning $39,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.23% less than the national average, earning $28,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fèvre9390/
Févre932/
Fevret9159/
Fevres9137/
Fesvre9119/
Fevrer911/
Fevrey911/
Feivre910/
Fevr8912/
Feuvrie8333/
Febre803,442/
Fevry802,167/
Fevri805/
Vevre805/
Fevra804/
Fewre804/
Faivre7317,383/
Febres7313,416/
Febrer732,830/
Feaver731,437/
Fiebre73247/
Febrey73130/
Febrez7347/
Feuvry7341/
Febrea7317/
Febrie738/
Feever734/
Fèvres734/
Feyver732/
Fevrij732/
Febree732/
Fevris732/
Fayvre731/
Febrei731/
Feibre731/
Febret731/
Feiver731/
Fewrea731/
Faivret67277/
Feuvray6760/
Feebrey6733/
Febr6720/
Faivres672/
Fiebrea672/
Fewr671/
Vevr671/
Febrres671/
Febress671/
Feiwere671/
Faivere671/
Fewrrei671/
Pfeiver670/

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