Fey Surname

34,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fey Surname Definition:

= Fay, q.v.

Fey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,4821:14,6851,915
United States5,0471:71,8178,307
France1,4951:44,4305,630
Brazil5091:420,57815,966
England4361:127,79412,731
Switzerland3601:22,8143,607
Russia3001:480,41044,701
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Netherlands1701:99,33616,160
Italy1211:505,42750,992
Philippines1151:880,33280,618
Denmark1151:49,0845,081
Ecuador931:171,0317,420
Poland801:475,10947,696
Australia781:346,09929,260
Belarus781:121,80817,768
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Argentina461:929,20559,251
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
China261:52,589,2912,849
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Norway101:514,22941,629
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
India71:109,580,769786,157
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Wales71:442,07621,198
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2081:117,18911,279
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9361:53,6526,036

Fey (874) may also be a first name.

Fey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Fay, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Fiaich Sometimes made Hunt by pseudo-translation, mainly found in the Enniskillen area. IF 291; MIF 104

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Fey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻲ, Hindi: फेय, Russian: Фей) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,628th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 476,123 people. The last name Fey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Fey reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 275,161st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 874 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 5,482 people, or 1 in 14,685. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany Fey is found in 83 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.

Fey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fey surname rose 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (78%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Fey surname are 19.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Fey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.83% less than the national average, earning 284,389 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.42% more than the national average, earning R 400,236 per year; in United States they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $46,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.82% less than the national average, earning $42,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feye864,073/
Feyz863,739/
Feys863,322/
Feyh861,265/
Feya861,162/
Feyt86791/
Feyi86442/
Feyo86282/
Feyd86139/
Fiey86129/
Feøy8625/
Feey8614/
Feyu868/
Ffey864/
Fhey862/
Vfey861/
Fgey861/
Feyp861/
Feyy861/
Hfey861/
Feuy860/
Fe804,100/
Fy80307/
Fahey7523,080/
Feyiz75428/
Feyat75213/
Feyes75206/
Feyaz75156/
Feyst75145/
Feyas7566/
Feysh7557/
Feydt7542/
Feyou7540/
Feyts7537/
Feyot7534/
Fieye7526/
Feyad7523/
Feyet7519/
Feyos7516/
Feyii7514/
Feyed7510/
Feuyi7510/
Feyoz7510/
Fieyi758/
Feyis756/
Feyie756/
Feyah754/
Feyeh754/
Feiyo753/
Feyau753/
Feyus753/
Fhhey752/
Feyoh752/
Fheyd752/
Feych751/
Feyit751/
F'Eye751/
Feyez751/
Feeyh751/
Feiys751/
Fehya751/
Feyap751/
Feyee751/
Feyep751/
Feyip751/
Feyős751/
Feyid751/
Fehyi751/
Foeye751/
Fhoey750/
Feehy750/
Fei67555,328/
Fay6739,111/
Foy6730,339/
Fee6713,301/
Fer6713,283/
Foe676,628/
Fye675,491/
Vey675,116/
Fae674,768/
Fes673,902/
Fea673,141/
Fie672,919/
Feh672,788/
Feu672,335/
Fue671,895/
Fed671,007/
Fez67831/
Fet67600/
Feß67366/
Fáy67361/
Fuy67212/
Fyt67147/
Fyd67129/
Fej67115/
Fiy6787/
Fys6782/
Fhe6757/
Feč6755/
Fep6737/
Fyo6730/
Pfe6725/
Fée6719/
Feyesh6712/
Fyz6711/
Fyi6710/
Ffy679/
Hfe678/
Pfy678/
Fyh677/
Vfe677/
Wfy676/
Wfe676/
Fge675/
Feyech675/
Fhy675/
Hfy675/
Ffe674/
Fyp674/
Fje674/
Feeyaz673/
Feň672/
D'Feye671/
Feyhoo671/
Faheyp671/
Feeyoe671/
Fehyed671/
Feyett671/
Feï671/
Feć671/
Fhieye671/
Vfy671/
Fyy671/

Fey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fey in the Hindi language
फेयpheya-
Fey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﻲafy85.71
ﻓﻲfy14.29
Fey in the Russian language
Фейfej-

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Fey Reference & Research

Fay DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fay FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fey
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