Fyfe Surname

42,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fyfe Surname Definition:

= Fife, q.v.

Fyfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2,5381:10,6371,577
United States2,5091:144,46414,946
Scotland2,3881:2,242414
Canada1,8171:20,2782,808
England1,7161:32,4704,328
New Zealand4871:9,2981,613
South Africa2351:230,54323,873
Northern Ireland1871:9,8671,574
Wales981:31,5773,178
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
United Arab Emirates171:538,95723,493
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
France91:7,380,302306,885
Swaziland91:144,244719
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1131:39,2023,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,5571:1,464273
England2101:116,07311,213
Wales91:174,2686,522
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2501:200,87517,457

Fyfe (30) may also be a first name.

Fyfe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Fife, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Fife or Fifeshire (named after Fib, one of the sons of Cruithne, legendary father of the Picts).

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

Local: from the district of Fife.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Fyfe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fyfe is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fyfe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 42,616th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 596,411 people. The surname Fyfe is predominantly 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. Fyfe is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 30 people.

The surname Fyfe is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 2,538 people, or 1 in 10,637. In Australia Fyfe is most common in: Victoria, where 41 percent live, New South Wales, where 22 percent live and Queensland, where 11 percent live. Besides Australia this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Scotland, where 20 percent live.

Fyfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fyfe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fyfe last name grew 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 817 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,089 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 70 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fyfe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fyfe surname is predominantly Anglican (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fyfe last name are 12.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.79% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fyffe895,740/
Fyfer89141/
Fyfee8914/
Ffyfe891/
Fysfe891/
Pfyfe890/
Fyf864/
Fayfer80377/
Feyfer8036/
Fyffee803/
Feyfey802/
Fyffer801/
Pfyfer800/
Fife7512,094/
Fyfy7528/
Fayf7524/
Fyfi752/
Fyof752/
Fyfs752/
Ffyf752/
Fyfh752/
Fuyf751/
Feyf751/
Fyff751/
Fyfa751/
Vyfe751/
Fyvf751/
Fywf751/
Fyft751/
Fyfz751/
Fyhf751/
Pfeyfer73547/
Pfayfer73403/
Pfyffer73396/
Fayffer7328/
Feyffer734/
Fhayfer731/
Faife6722,189/
Fifer674,418/
Fiffe67334/
Phyfe67118/
Pfayf67115/
Fiefe6757/
Fifie6731/
Pfeyf6728/
Fifea6727/
Pfeyffer6721/
Féfeu679/
Pfayffer675/
Fifet674/
Fayfi673/
Viffe672/
Fffef672/
Fyfaj672/
Fifeu672/
Fifee672/
Fayfa672/
Foyfi671/
Hfytf671/
Feyfa671/
Fyhff671/
Foife670/
Fifes670/
Pfife670/

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