Fick Surname

31,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Fick Surname Definition:

(1) Nickname for Frederick. (2) Also nickname for Ficco, “Forester” in Old German. (3) “Irritable, Restless Person” in Old German.

Fick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1291:50,8436,135
South Africa4,8211:11,2381,396
Germany1,9161:42,0175,528
Brazil8601:248,9249,578
Canada4481:82,2459,170
France2291:290,05644,463
Netherlands2161:78,18113,193
Denmark2111:26,7522,750
Argentina1201:356,19527,792
Poland1181:322,10837,500
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Sweden1071:92,0266,708
England701:795,97243,050
Austria611:139,59718,914
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Chile301:587,21614,299
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Honduras211:419,8313,124
Norway211:244,87126,357
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Finland81:687,08836,047
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Isle of Man171:3,192355
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2451:40,3364,740

Fick (60) may also be a first name.

Fick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Nickname for Frederick. (2) Also nickname for Ficco, “Forester” in Old German. (3) “Irritable, Restless Person” in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Fech, or Feche, (fated to die).

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

Joanna de Vicques occurs in Normandy, t. Henry V., Grimald Vic. t. John; Robert de Vico in England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). The fief of Vec or Vic is mentioned in Normandy.

The Norman People (1874)

Fick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fick occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fick? popularity and diffusion

Fick is the 31,829th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 434,818 people. The last name Fick occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Fick live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 60 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7,129 people, or 1 in 50,843. In The United States Fick is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 9 percent reside, Minnesota, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Fick occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Fick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fick has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 573 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 389 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fick are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fick earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.78% less than the national average, earning 298,385 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.19% more than the national average, earning R 406,824 per year; in United States they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $45,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $48,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feick892,921/
Ficke891,383/
Fieck89363/
Faick8912/
Fuick891/
Fitck891/
Foick891/
Fic864,238/
Fik862,131/
Feicke80123/
Feicks8051/
Faicke802/
Fiscks800/
Foicke800/
Vick7525,121/
Faik7511,403/
Fike758,814/
Feck751,844/
Feik751,182/
Foik75566/
Fiek75326/
Fiok75157/
Fiec7577/
Fikh7550/
Fuik7547/
Faic7546/
Ficq7541/
Fyck7515/
Fáik756/
Feic754/
Fhik753/
Foic753/
Fidc752/
Fidk751/
Wfic751/
Fgik751/
Fhic751/
Figc751/
Figk751/
Ficc751/
Fizk751/
Fjck751/
Fiqc751/
Fijk751/
Fikq751/
Ffik751/
Ficková73391/
Fickova739/
Fecke671,182/
Feike671,030/
Faict67322/
Fiskå67250/
Vieck67239/
Fikke67176/
Fikht6769/
Feiks6766/
Feigk6764/
Fuiks6756/
Vuick6748/
Fuijk6740/
Foike6734/
Faikh6732/
Faike6732/
Faics6724/
Feack6723/
Fäcke6720/
Feuck6712/
Feeck679/
Veick679/
Fishk676/
Fisks675/
Fäcks675/
Vikck674/
Phick673/
Ficsh673/
Fitke672/
Feict672/
Fikch672/
Vaick672/
Fizke672/
Fißke672/
Fikhe672/
Fitcs671/
Ficch671/
Fuicq671/
Faitc671/
Foikt671/
Fikss671/
Fithc671/
Vfitc671/
Vicck671/
Wwfic671/
Fishc671/
Fisqk671/
Fiqkh671/
Fiogc671/
Fikhh671/
Fechk671/
Feckt670/
Feisk670/
Fuike670/
Fecck670/

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