Fifer Surname

105,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Fifer Surname Definition:

(Scottish) One who came from Fife.

Fifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9201:92,46410,391
Poland1841:206,56927,445
England1291:431,92329,000
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France171:3,907,219231,005
Panama151:260,8176,584
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Wales81:386,81619,671
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Palau11:21,643223
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9831:51,0875,784

Fifer (21) may also be a first name.

Fifer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) One who came from Fife.

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

Fifer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fifer occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Fifer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 105,919th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,649,512 people. Fifer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Fifer reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fifer is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,920 people, or 1 in 92,464. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, Indiana, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Fifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fifer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 399 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 992 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fifer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fifer surname are 20.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fifer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning $49,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faifer91978/
Feifer91753/
Fifere91267/
Pfifer91222/
Fiffer9190/
Fiefer9144/
Fifher9115/
Fifier913/
Fijfer911/
Fifear910/
Fhifer910/
Fifeer910/
Fife8912,094/
Pfeifer8359,525/
Pfiffer83594/
Pfaifer83375/
Pfiefer83249/
Feiffer83216/
Faiffer83124/
Fieffer8365/
Feifert8341/
Faifert8312/
Feifere834/
Fiefier834/
Pffifer831/
Phfifer831/
Fisfher831/
Fhaifer831/
Fifferd831/
Fiffert831/
Faifeer831/
Feiferd831/
Pfifier830/
Faife8022,189/
Fefer80524/
Fiffe80334/
Fifre80173/
Fyfer80141/
Fiefe8057/
Fifie8031/
Fifea8027/
Fifet804/
Vifer804/
Fifee802/
Fifir802/
Fifeu802/
Feife801/
Foife800/
Fifes800/
Pfife800/
Pfeiffer7795,677/
Pfieffer77561/
Pfaiffer7734/
Pffeifer7715/
Fiferova7714/
Pfeifere776/
Pfeisfer772/
Pfeipfer772/
Phfeifer771/
Pffiffer771/
Pfiffeer771/
Feiffert771/
Ffaiffer771/
Pfeifert771/
Pfeifger771/
Pfgiffer770/
Pffiefer770/
Fieffier770/
Pfeifeer770/
Phifer737,462/
Fajfer732,078/
Feffer73633/
Fayfer73377/
Pfefer73348/
Fejfer73303/
Fieffe73299/
Faifet73136/
Veffer73135/
Feifei73117/
Fiefie73113/
Fiffie73108/
Fiffee7384/
Fefere7351/
Feyfer7336/
Faifeu7336/
Fuffer735/
Pfeife735/
Viffer733/
Fiffre733/
Fetfer732/
Feefer732/
Fifett731/
Fiffey731/
Foifey731/
Fyffer731/
Pfiffe731/
Fiefei731/
Faiffe731/
Vifeur731/
Fesfer731/
Vyffer731/
Ffiffe731/
Pfufer730/
Veifer730/
Fipher730/
Fgiffe730/
Pfyfer730/
Pfifes730/
Pfeijffer7166/
Faiferová7152/
Feiferová7140/
Feiferova7124/
Pfieffier713/
Pffeiffer713/
Pfeiffert711/
Pfeifffer711/
Faiferova711/
Pfeffer6725,888/
Fyfe6712,219/
Fifi676,911/
Pfeufer671,255/
Pfeiferová67666/
Pfeyfer67547/
Pheifer67492/
Pfayfer67403/
Pfyffer67396/
Phyffer67320/
Pfajfer67279/
Phiffer67274/
Fifa67170/
Fify67155/
Pheffer67117/
Phiefer6773/
Pfejfer6740/
Fayfert6737/
Fayffer6728/
Fieffie679/
Phyfier678/
Pfeiferova678/
Phifier674/
Pfeiffe674/
Feyffer674/
Feifets674/
Pfeefer673/
Pffefer673/
Vife673/
Pfaiferová672/
Phaifer672/
Phifher671/
Pfeifey671/
Pfiffir671/
Fiffiey671/
Feefert671/
Fayferd671/
Feffert671/
Feffere671/
Pfuefer671/
Fajfert671/
Fajffer671/
Fieffee671/
D'Pfeiffer671/
Fhayfer671/
Pfuffer670/
Pfipher670/
Fetffer670/
Pfefier670/
Feffier670/
Phuffer670/
Pfieffe670/

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