Ficht Surname

247,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ficht Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller or near, a fir tree.

Ficht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8451:95,27311,871
United States3651:993,03873,486
France1031:644,88183,663
Canada781:472,37940,609
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Poland741:513,63249,911
Austria141:608,24554,975
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Ficht Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller or near, a fir tree.

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

Ficht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ficht occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ficht? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 247,967th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,546,192 people. Ficht is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Ficht reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ficht is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 95,273. In Germany Ficht is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 31 percent live, Bavaria, where 25 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany Ficht occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Ficht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ficht has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ficht last name increased 570 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ficht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ficht last name are 14.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.47% registered with the party.

The amount Ficht earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $50,519 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feicht911,880/
Fichte911,330/
Faicht9150/
Fiecht912/
Fischt911/
Fichth911/
Fichtt910/
Fich89839/
Fiht891/
Faichtt831/
Fischte831/
Faichet831/
Fitch8033,044/
Fisch808,818/
Fecht803,123/
Fiche801,042/
Faict80322/
Fiech80255/
Fikht8069/
Fucht8038/
Faich8020/
Fichs8017/
Feich8016/
Vicht8016/
Fioch8015/
Foiht8014/
Feict802/
Faiht801/
Fichz801/
Fizch801/
Fuich800/
Fiect800/
Fijht800/
Feiht800/
Fisht800/
Fichtová7722/
Fit753,335/
Fih75256/
Feucht734,380/
Veicht73500/
Ffitch73150/
Fische7396/
Fechte7391/
Faihst7375/
Faiche7362/
Foiche7349/
Fitche7343/
Fajcht7337/
Füchte7328/
Faizch7316/
Feiche738/
Fikhte734/
Feisch734/
Fishch733/
Fiesch733/
Faikht733/
Feitch732/
Fejcht732/
Fuiche732/
Foikht732/
Fuecht731/
Hfitch731/
Fischs731/
Fithch731/
Fieych731/
Faitch731/
Fuitch731/
Voicht731/
Viecht731/
Hfihch731/
Pfecht731/
Feisht731/
Pfitch730/
Foitch730/
Feicth730/
Pfiech730/
Feichtová711/
Fish6753,193/
Fite6713,504/
Fait674,540/
Feit673,437/
Vich673,108/
Fitt672,870/
Foit672,372/
Fiot67982/
Fech67807/
Fiet67802/
Fice67638/
Fuit67347/
Faih67235/
Fist67181/
Fihe67180/
Feih67153/
Feht67129/
Feische67110/
Feitsch6780/
Fikh6750/
Fith6724/
Fidh6721/
Fäht6720/
Fijt6715/
Viht6715/
Fieh6710/
Fhih6710/
Pfit679/
Fitsche678/
Fect674/
Fihs673/
Fichova672/
Fihd672/
Fjct672/
Fihx672/
Hfit671/
Foih671/
Fizt671/
Fuih671/
Feuscht671/
Fishche671/
Faithth671/
Faihstz671/
Wfit671/
Fgih671/
Ficd671/
Fiph671/
Fijh671/
Fyct671/
Pfissch670/
Fidt670/
Feitche670/
Fixh670/

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