Fyffe Surname
Approximately 5,740 people bear this surname
Fyffe Surname Definition:
= Fife, q.v.
Fyffe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,095 | 1:117,111 | 12,618 |
| Jamaica | 781 | 1:3,675 | 527 |
| England | 497 | 1:112,109 | 11,549 |
| Scotland | 493 | 1:10,860 | 1,487 |
| Australia | 392 | 1:68,867 | 8,182 |
| Canada | 218 | 1:169,016 | 16,995 |
| Northern Ireland | 114 | 1:16,185 | 2,152 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Guyana | 29 | 1:26,283 | 2,983 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 159 | 1:27,861 | 2,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 525 | 1:7,130 | 1,010 |
| England | 64 | 1:380,865 | 23,394 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 205 | 1:244,969 | 20,381 |
Fyffe (14) may also be a first name.
Fyffe 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.
From Fife, a county in Scotland.
Fyffe Demographics
Fyffe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Fyffe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fyffe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fyffe occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fyffe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 84,210th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,269,607 people. The last name Fyffe is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Fyffe reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fyffe is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.
The surname Fyffe is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,095 people, or 1 in 117,111. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 24 percent reside, Kentucky, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States Fyffe exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 14 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.
Fyffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fyffe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fyffe last name expanded 1,510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 777 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fyffe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Fyffe last name is predominantly Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fyffe last name are 14.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.39% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fyffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.13% more than the national average, earning R 458,940 per year; in United States they earn 9.56% less than the national average, earning $39,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $55,376 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyffee | 91 | 3 | / |
| Fyffer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fyfe | 89 | 12,219 | / |
| Fyff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pfyffer | 83 | 396 | / |
| Fayffer | 83 | 28 | / |
| Feyffer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fiffe | 80 | 334 | / |
| Fyfer | 80 | 141 | / |
| Feffe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Fyfee | 80 | 14 | / |
| Fffef | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ffyfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fysfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fyhff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfyfe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pfeyffer | 77 | 21 | / |
| Pfayffer | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fyf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Feffer | 73 | 633 | / |
| Fayfer | 73 | 377 | / |
| Fieffe | 73 | 299 | / |
| Fiffie | 73 | 108 | / |
| Fiffer | 73 | 90 | / |
| Fiffee | 73 | 84 | / |
| Feyfer | 73 | 36 | / |
| Feeffe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feyfey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feffie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ffiffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fiffey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feffee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pfiffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faiffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feffet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fayffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feffey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phyffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fgiffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfyfer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfeffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfeffer | 67 | 25,888 | / |
| Fife | 67 | 12,094 | / |
| Pfiffer | 67 | 594 | / |
| Pfeyfer | 67 | 547 | / |
| Pfayfer | 67 | 403 | / |
| Phyffer | 67 | 320 | / |
| Feiffer | 67 | 216 | / |
| Vyff | 67 | 132 | / |
| Faiffer | 67 | 124 | / |
| Fyfy | 67 | 28 | / |
| Fayf | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fiff | 67 | 15 | / |
| Feff | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fieffie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pfeiffe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fjff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fyfh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fyfs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fyof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fyfi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ffyf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyhf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyfz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fywf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyvf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhayfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiffiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfeffea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fajffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fieffee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feffiey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fetffer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfieffe | 67 | 0 | / |
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