Fewer Surname

340,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Fewer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fewer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada6341:58,1166,856
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Ireland811:58,1353,961
England131:4,286,005132,302
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland671:66,1174,992
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Fewer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fewer occurs most in Canada. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fewer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fewer is the 340,053rd most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,741,486 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Fewer live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 634 people, or 1 in 58,116. In Canada it is primarily found in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 52 percent live, Ontario, where 18 percent live and Alberta, where 12 percent live. Aside from Canada it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Ireland, where 7 percent live.

Fewer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fewer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fewer surname expanded 905 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 121 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fewer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fewer surname are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fewer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $46,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Few'er911/
Fewear910/
Feewer910/
Feiwere831/
Fever80978/
Feber80734/
Fawer80646/
Fower80188/
Vewer807/
Fywer806/
Fewre804/
Feaver731,437/
Feiber73400/
Veiwer7326/
Viewer7324/
Fevier739/
Feđver736/
Fowher734/
Fowier734/
Febeer734/
Feever734/
Feeber734/
Fiever733/
Fevert733/
Fevere733/
Feyver732/
Fetver732/
Foever732/
Fawier732/
Fawher731/
Fiower731/
Feiver731/
Feverz731/
Pfower730/
Fahwer730/
Feaber730/
Phewer730/
Fahveer671/
Feuvier671/
Foehuer671/
Pfeiver670/
Feavier670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fewer
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