Fye Surname

87,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gambia

Fye Surname Definition:

An anglicized form of Ó Fiaich

Fye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0601:118,45112,724
Gambia2,2051:872136
England901:619,09036,665
Trinidad and Tobago321:42,6243,925
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China41:341,830,39216,990
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4621:108,69810,862

Fye (97) may also be a first name.

Fye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An anglicized form of Ó Fiaich

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Fye Last Name Facts

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

Fye is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 87,595th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,327,180 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Fye reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fye is also the 962,660th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 97 people.

The surname Fye is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,060 people, or 1 in 118,451. In The United States Fye is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The United States Fye exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The Gambia, where 40 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Fye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fye has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 662 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 281 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fye last name are 21.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.31% registered with the party.

The amount Fye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 17.9% less than the national average, earning 284,147 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning $41,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faye86406,562/
Foye864,423/
Feye864,073/
Fiye86243/
Fyhe8680/
Fyer8646/
Fuye8646/
Fyie8632/
Fyed8614/
Fyee863/
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Fyet862/
Fhye862/
Pfye861/
Fjye861/
Fyeh861/
Fyej861/
Hfye861/
Fayez7583,099/
Fayed7572,602/
Foyet752,275/
Foyez752,179/
Fayet751,028/
Fayes75301/
Fayie75246/
Feyes75206/
Fayeh75157/
Fouye7563/
Foyie7558/
Fuoye7551/
Fiyeh7536/
Foyes7535/
Fieye7526/
Foyeh7524/
Foyep7520/
Feyet7519/
Fahye7512/
Fuyet7511/
Feyed7510/
Fayee7510/
Faaye759/
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F'Eye751/
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Fiyet751/
Fiyes751/
Pfyed751/
Ffyhe751/
Foeye751/
Fyedd751/
Fyerh751/
Fyett750/
Fyeds750/
Feyye750/
Fei67555,328/
Fay6739,111/
Foy6730,339/
Fey6715,306/
Fee6713,301/
Foe676,628/
Fae674,768/
Fea673,141/
Fie672,919/
Feu672,335/
Fue671,895/
Fáy67361/
Fuy67212/
Fayett67152/
Fej67115/
Fouyet6793/
Fyojeh6789/
Fayhee6781/
Fayyed6747/
Fayech6728/
Fayeez6725/
Foyett6724/
Fée6719/
Fyj6714/
Feyesh6712/
Fayyer6712/
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Faiyez677/
Fayieh677/
Foyeth676/
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Feyech675/
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Fje674/
Fayhoe673/
Feyjes673/
Fahaye673/
Fayesh672/
Faiyed672/
Fohyeh672/
Fayyez672/
Feyier671/
D'Faye671/
D'Feye671/
Fayjge671/
Faiyes671/
Wfhyee671/
Foiyee671/
Feeyoe671/
Fauyet671/
Fayeau671/
Fehyed671/
Feyett671/
Feé671/
Fhieye671/
Hfiyed671/
Féhyes671/
Fuyett670/
Fahyee670/
Feiyes670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fye
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