Fyke Surname

336,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Fyke Surname User-submission:

An Anglo-Saxon or Norse surname, meaning 'fierce wind'. An old story goes that the village gave this clan the surname 'fierce wind' in honour of them sailing into storms for fun.

Fyke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8531:424,92336,761
Canada2351:156,79015,900
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Fyke (41) may also be a first name.

Fyke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Anglo-Saxon or Norse surname, meaning 'fierce wind'. An old story goes that the village gave this clan the surname 'fierce wind' in honour of them sailing into storms for fun.

- johnthefyking

Fyke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fyke (Russian: Фыке) is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fyke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 336,818th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,661,377 people. Fyke is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Fyke reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fyke is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 41 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 853 people, or 1 in 424,923. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 16 percent live, Tennessee, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Fyke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fyke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 609 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fyke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fyke are 23.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fyke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $40,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning $48,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fayke895/
Fyske891/
Foyke891/
Feyke891/
Fykhe891/
Fyk864,906/
Feykes80111/
Faykes8048/
Fyckes8039/
Ffyske8013/
Foykes801/
Fike758,814/
Feke751,821/
Feyk751,246/
Fayk751,139/
Fyks75152/
Fyka7570/
Fykh7517/
Fyck7515/
Fykg752/
Fygk752/
Fyok752/
Foyk751/
Ffyk751/
Fhyk751/
Fykt751/
Fyce751/
Fyki751/
Fyky750/
Fyshkes731/
Ficke671,383/
Fecke671,182/
Feike671,030/
Feeke67275/
Feyka67207/
Fekeč67195/
Fikke67176/
Fedke67154/
Pfeke67123/
Fieke6795/
Foike6734/
Faike6732/
Feßke6729/
Fekeh6725/
Fayce6723/
Fäcke6720/
Fekei6719/
Fekeu6717/
Fayka6717/
Fekeš6714/
Fikeu6713/
Feake6711/
Fekke6711/
Fikey679/
Vuyke675/
Fekie675/
Fygka675/
Feuke675/
Foyce674/
Fikee673/
Fekey672/
Fajke672/
Fitke672/
Fizke672/
Fekea672/
Fekeć672/
Fuyka672/
Fißke672/
Fikhe672/
Fuyks672/
Fikie671/
Fykoy671/
Fioke671/
Fayki671/
Fiked671/
Fekep671/
Fygue671/
Fykai671/
Fuike670/

Fyke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fyke in the Russian language
Фыкеfyke-

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