Fichtner Surname

40,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fichtner Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller or near, a fir tree.

Fichtner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,4241:7,723965
United States1,4761:245,56823,398
Austria2401:35,4815,724
Czechia1871:56,8639,542
Argentina1781:240,13219,519
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Poland811:469,24447,315
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
France481:1,383,807136,859
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
India61:127,844,230863,365
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Fichtner 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

Fichtner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fichtner is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fichtner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,187th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 558,390 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Fichtner are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 10,424 people, or 1 in 7,723. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 24 percent live, Saxony, where 18 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Fichtner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fichtner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,995 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fichtner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fichtner surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fichtner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 410.28% more than the national average, earning R 1,212,610 per year; in United States they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $47,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $47,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Feichtner942,346/
Fiechtner941,065/
Fischtner9418/
Fitchtner944/
Fihtner931/
Fechtner881,110/
Füchtner88119/
Fikhtner8854/
Fiehtner8838/
Fuchtner8813/
Fishtner881/
Fithtner881/
Feihtner881/
Fitner8617/
Fichtnerová84201/
Fichtnerova844/
Feuchtner82241/
Fuechtner824/
Phichtner821/
Feechtner820/
Fistner8067/
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Feitner8035/
Fietner804/
Fiztner802/
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Fitne7728/
Feistner75611/
Pfistner75529/
Foistner7583/
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Fajhtner754/
Fisztner754/
Fiestner753/
Feithner753/
Pfeitner751/
Pfithner751/
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Pfisztner7163/
Pfisthner7145/
Fitnes7139/
Phfistner7112/
Pfhistner7111/
Fitney713/
Fitneu711/
Fitnet711/
Festner67416/
Fettner67213/
Vittner67116/
Fitness6774/
Vithner6724/
Veitner6719/
Feutner6719/
Featner6710/
Fajtner679/
Fittnerová675/
Fittnes674/
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