Fichter Surname

82,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Fichter Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller or near, a fir tree.

Fichter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3721:152,80715,679
Germany1,9141:42,0615,536
France1,0481:63,3808,683
Canada1571:234,68522,439
New Caledonia1201:2,302244
Italy941:650,60357,886
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
England201:2,785,90397,972
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:162,52014,796

Fichter 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

Fichter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fichter is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fichter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,046th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,232,879 people. Fichter is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Fichter are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,372 people, or 1 in 152,807. In The United States Fichter is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Fichter is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent are found and France, where 18 percent are found.

Fichter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fichter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fichter surname increased 768 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fichter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fichter are 13.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fichter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $55,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiechter932,829/
Feichter932,562/
Fischter932/
Fichster931/
Fitchter930/
Fichte921,330/
Fihter923/
Ficter923/
Pfischter8823/
Fechter864,561/
Fuchter86550/
Füchter86319/
Fishter8678/
Fikhter8651/
Vichter868/
Fischte861/
Fictter860/
Ficther860/
Fichtee860/
Fiter83682/
Feuchter802,410/
Fuechter8074/
Viechter8041/
Feishter8010/
Feschter809/
Fiecther802/
Fichtett801/
Fiechtee801/
Fetchter800/
Feechter800/
Feachter800/
Fister774,416/
Fitter771,574/
Fixter77758/
Feiter77700/
Fišter77487/
Fitere77242/
Faiter77149/
Fitger77109/
Fechte7791/
Fijter7724/
Fichta7723/
Fither7721/
Fecter7721/
Foiter7713/
Fiterz776/
Fikhte774/
Fhiter773/
Fieter772/
Fizter772/
Pfiter771/
Fichti771/
Fichty771/
Fuiter771/
Fişter771/
Fehter770/
Fite7313,504/
Pfister7135,826/
Foister71793/
Feister71747/
Fiester71409/
Vechter71172/
Fiszter71102/
Fietier7164/
Feuchte7155/
Fittere7141/
Fistere7132/
Fiterre7129/
Feijter7121/
Fechterová7117/
Fisther7117/
Fittger7112/
Fykhter7112/
Faither718/
Faishteher718/
Fecther717/
Fekhter716/
Fyshter716/
Pfeiter714/
Feshter713/
Fethter712/
Feehter712/
Fiejter712/
Pfizter711/
Fioster711/
Feitere711/
Feither711/
Faiteur711/
Fistter711/
Feitter711/
Fechterova711/
Foitier711/
Fischteich711/
Fuister710/
Ffister710/
Faister710/
Fishtir710/
Fistier710/
Fehyter710/
Fecster710/
Viechte710/
Foither710/
Viter671,551/
Fitte67964/
Feter67544/
Pfiester67497/
Faite67419/
Fites67410/
Pfeister67265/
Fiste67234/
Fitje67221/
Fuite67183/
Fiteh67180/
Pfiszter67119/
Feite67105/
Fitez67103/
Fiote6782/
Fiete6773/
Pfistert6730/
Fiterová6719/
Feisther6718/
Fitir6717/
Fitie6716/
Fitre6713/
Fehte6712/
Foite678/
Fitea676/
Feistter676/
Fiterova674/
Pfistter674/
Fiteu674/
Fitej672/
Pfisterr672/
Fyter672/
Phfister671/
Pfistere671/
Fischtti671/
Fhete671/
Fidte671/
Fithe671/
Féter671/
Vihte671/
Fitet671/
Pfisster671/
Veishter671/
Fhesther671/
Faisther671/
Feistier671/
Fitey670/
Feahster670/

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