Fyfer Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fyfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fyfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fyfer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fyfer is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fyfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,491,356th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Fyfer reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 436,917. In South Africa Fyfer is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Fyfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fyfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fyfer surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fyfer Last Name Statistics demography

Fyfer earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.94% less than the national average, earning R 164,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Feyfer9136/
Fyffer911/
Pfyfer910/
Fyfe8912,219/
Pfeyfer83547/
Pfayfer83403/
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Fifer804,418/
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Fajfer732,078/
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Fifere73267/
Pfifer73222/
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Fefere7351/
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Fypher7319/
Fifher7315/
Fifier733/
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Feefer732/
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Fifaer731/
Fifear730/
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Pfeifer6759,525/
Pfeffer6725,888/
Fife6712,094/
Pfeufer671,255/
Pfiffer67594/
Pfaifer67375/
Phyffer67320/
Pfajfer67279/
Phiffer67274/
Pfiefer67249/
Feiffer67216/
Faiffer67124/
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Pfeefer673/
Pffefer673/
Fyfi672/
Fhaifer671/
Pffifer671/
Fisfher671/
Feefert671/
Feiferd671/
Faifeer671/
Fifr671/
Vyfr671/
Vyfe671/
Phayfer671/
Fyfa671/
Fajffer671/
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Feffere671/
Feffert671/
Fifferd671/
Fiffert671/
Phfifer671/
Phyfert670/
Pfifier670/
Fetffer670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fyfer
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