Fyffe Surname

84,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Fyffe Surname Definition:

= Fife, q.v.

Fyffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0951:117,11112,618
Jamaica7811:3,675527
England4971:112,10911,549
Scotland4931:10,8601,487
Australia3921:68,8678,182
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Northern Ireland1141:16,1852,152
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Guyana291:26,2832,983
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Wales151:206,30213,003
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Panama71:558,8949,437
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
France21:33,211,361423,184
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1591:27,8612,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5251:7,1301,010
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

Fyffe (14) may also be a first name.

Fyffe 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)

From Fife, a county in Scotland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fyffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fyffe is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fyffe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,210th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,269,607 people. Fyffe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Fyffe live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fyffe is also the 3,024,661st most common first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

Fyffe is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,095 people, or 1 in 117,111. In The United States Fyffe is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 24 percent are found, Kentucky, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Fyffe is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 14 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Fyffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fyffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fyffe last name increased 1,510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 777 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fyffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fyffe surname is chiefly Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fyffe are 14.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.39% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Fyffer911/
Fyfe8912,219/
Fyff891/
Pfyffer83396/
Fayffer8328/
Feyffer834/
Fiffe80334/
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Fffef802/
Ffyfe801/
Fysfe801/
Fyhff801/
Pfyfe800/
Pfeyffer7721/
Pfayffer775/
Fyf754/
Feffer73633/
Fayfer73377/
Fieffe73299/
Fiffie73108/
Fiffer7390/
Fiffee7384/
Feyfer7336/
Feeffe732/
Feyfey732/
Feffie732/
Ffiffe731/
Fiffey731/
Feffee731/
Pfiffe731/
Faiffe731/
Feffet731/
Fayffa731/
Feffey731/
Phyffe730/
Fgiffe730/
Pfyfer730/
Pfeffe730/
Pfeffer6725,888/
Fife6712,094/
Pfiffer67594/
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Pfayfer67403/
Phyffer67320/
Feiffer67216/
Vyff67132/
Faiffer67124/
Fyfy6728/
Fayf6724/
Fiff6715/
Feff6714/
Fieffie679/
Pfeiffe674/
Fjff673/
Fyfh672/
Fyfs672/
Fyof672/
Fyfi672/
Ffyf672/
Feyf671/
Fyhf671/
Fyfz671/
Fyft671/
Fywf671/
Fyvf671/
Fhayfer671/
Vyfe671/
Fiffiey671/
Fuyf671/
Pfeffea671/
Fajffer671/
Fieffee671/
Fyfa671/
Feffiey670/
Fetffer670/
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