Fifett Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Fifett Surname Definition:

From the French, Fivet; a personal name.

Fifett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Fifett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Fivet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Fifetts, of Dorset, are evidently descended from the ancient family of Fif - hide, that held land in the present parish of Fifehead Neville in the reign of Edward III., and owned the patronage of the living. A century ago this parish was more correctly spelt Fifehide Nevil, as indicating the number of hides it contained. In 1781 died John Fifed, of West Orchard, in Great Fontmel (H.). In mediæval times we find the surname of Fifhide or Fifhyde in Oxfordshire and Wilts, as at the close of the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Fifett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fifett is found most in Australia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fifett? popularity and diffusion

Fifett is the 14,316,765th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Fifett live; 100 percent live in Australasia and 100 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia Fifett is most common in: New South Wales, where 100 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fifet914/
Faifet83136/
Fife8012,094/
Feifets774/
Faife7322,189/
Fifer734,418/
Fiffe73334/
Fiefe7357/
Fifie7331/
Fifea7327/
Fifit7312/
Fefet739/
Fifee732/
Fifeu732/
Feife731/
Pfife730/
Fifes730/
Foife730/
Feffette711/
Faifer67978/
Feifer67753/
Fieffe67299/
Pfifer67222/
Feifei67117/
Fiefie67113/
Fiffie67108/
Fiffer6790/
Fiffee6784/
Faifeu6736/
Fitfit6725/
Fifher6715/
Fetfet6711/
Pfeife675/
Fifite674/
Feufet672/
Foifey671/
Feefet671/
Fiffey671/
Fiefei671/
Faiffe671/
Ffiffe671/
Fijfer671/
Fified671/
Feffet671/
Pfiffe671/
Fhifer670/
Pfifes670/
Fgiffe670/
Fifeer670/

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