Feyer Surname

366,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Feyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4511:178,50420,909
Switzerland1661:49,4756,588
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
France831:800,27496,515
Romania411:489,70437,604
Austria291:293,63633,260
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Feyér (43) are calculated separately.

Feyer (13) may also be a first name.

Feyer Last Name Facts

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

Feyer (Russian: Фейер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Feyér. For other possible spellings of Feyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 366,307th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,406,043 people. The last name Feyer is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Feyer are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 178,504. In Germany Feyer is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 24 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside and Berlin, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany Feyer is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Feyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Feyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Feyer surname increased 611 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Feyer last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Feyer are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Feyer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.64% less than the national average, earning $39,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $61,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feyér9343/
Feyier911/
Fieyer910/
Feer892,537/
Fyer8946/
Feyr8922/
Feier804,667/
Feuer803,125/
Fejer802,430/
Fayer801,147/
Foyer801,042/
Veyer80530/
Fehyr80207/
Feyre8033/
Feyor8016/
Feiyr8016/
Pfyer803/
Fuyer803/
Fheer802/
Fiyer801/
Feyur801/
Fyerh801/
Fieyr800/
Feyerová772/
Fouyer73222/
Fajeer7321/
Foyere7319/
Feiert7315/
Feiher7310/
Pfeier736/
Fayerd735/
Fegger733/
Fayere731/
Feiier731/
Fayerr731/
Pheyer731/
Feuher731/
Fhayer731/
Fayert731/
Fayher731/
Veyier731/
Fejere731/
Fohyer731/
Fei'er731/
Feieer731/
Foyert730/
Fahyer730/
Fear676,345/
Fier671,521/
Faer67922/
Feir67461/
Foer67190/
Fuer67145/
Fejr67137/
Feur6794/
Fayr6720/
Veyr679/
Foyr672/
Fiehier670/

Feyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feyer in the Russian language
Фейерfejer-

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Feyer Reference & Research

Fejer-Feher 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

  • 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
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  • 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 Feyer
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