Fyfe Surname
Approximately 12,219 people bear this surname
Fyfe Surname Definition:
= Fife, q.v.
Fyfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2,538 | 1:10,637 | 1,577 |
| United States | 2,509 | 1:144,464 | 14,946 |
| Scotland | 2,388 | 1:2,242 | 414 |
| Canada | 1,817 | 1:20,278 | 2,808 |
| England | 1,716 | 1:32,470 | 4,328 |
| New Zealand | 487 | 1:9,298 | 1,613 |
| South Africa | 235 | 1:230,543 | 23,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 187 | 1:9,867 | 1,574 |
| Wales | 98 | 1:31,577 | 3,178 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 17 | 1:538,957 | 23,493 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 17 | 1:80,234 | 5,870 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 113 | 1:39,202 | 3,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,557 | 1:1,464 | 273 |
| England | 210 | 1:116,073 | 11,213 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 250 | 1:200,875 | 17,457 |
Fyfe (30) may also be a first name.
Fyfe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Fife, q.v.
(Scottish) One who came from Fife or Fifeshire (named after Fib, one of the sons of Cruithne, legendary father of the Picts).
Local: from the district of Fife.
Fyfe Demographics
Average Fyfe Salary in
United States
$49,553 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fyfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fyfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fyfe is found most in Australia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fyfe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fyfe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 42,616th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 596,411 people. The last name Fyfe is mostly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Fyfe are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 30 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 2,538 people, or 1 in 10,637. In Australia Fyfe is mostly found in: Victoria, where 41 percent reside, New South Wales, where 22 percent reside and Queensland, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Australia it is found in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Scotland, where 20 percent reside.
Fyfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fyfe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fyfe last name rose 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 817 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,089 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 70 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fyfe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Fyfe last name is predominantly Anglican (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fyfe surname are 12.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.79% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fyfe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.22% less than the national average, earning 286,479 kr per year; in Peru they earn 423.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 101,477 per year; in South Africa they earn 128.82% more than the national average, earning R 543,768 per year; in United States they earn 14.84% more than the national average, earning $49,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $52,966 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyffe | 89 | 5,740 | / |
| Fyfer | 89 | 141 | / |
| Fyfee | 89 | 14 | / |
| Ffyfe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fysfe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pfyfe | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fyf | 86 | 4 | / |
| Fayfer | 80 | 377 | / |
| Feyfer | 80 | 36 | / |
| Fyffee | 80 | 3 | / |
| Feyfey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fyffer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfyfer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fife | 75 | 12,094 | / |
| Fyfy | 75 | 28 | / |
| Fayf | 75 | 24 | / |
| Fyfi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fyof | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fyfs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ffyf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fyfh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fuyf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Feyf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyfa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vyfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyvf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fywf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyfz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyhf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfeyfer | 73 | 547 | / |
| Pfayfer | 73 | 403 | / |
| Pfyffer | 73 | 396 | / |
| Fayffer | 73 | 28 | / |
| Feyffer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fhayfer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faife | 67 | 22,189 | / |
| Fifer | 67 | 4,418 | / |
| Fiffe | 67 | 334 | / |
| Phyfe | 67 | 118 | / |
| Pfayf | 67 | 115 | / |
| Fiefe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Fifie | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pfeyf | 67 | 28 | / |
| Fifea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pfeyffer | 67 | 21 | / |
| Féfeu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pfayffer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fifet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fayfi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Viffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fffef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fyfaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fifeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fifee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fayfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foyfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfytf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyhff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foife | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fifes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfife | 67 | 0 | / |
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