Fyr Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fyr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fyr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Ukraine541:843,01383,340
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Fyr (24) may also be a first name.

Fyr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fyr (Russian: Фыр) has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fyr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fyr is the 1,415,499th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Fyr live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 138,687. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 41 percent reside, Östergötland County, where 32 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Fyr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fyr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fyr surname grew 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fyr Last Name Statistics demography

Fyr earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.55% less than the national average, earning $34,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fyhr86867/
Fyre86140/
Feyr8622/
Fayr8620/
Fyrd864/
Foyr862/
Fhyr861/
Fehyr75207/
Fayre75125/
Feyre7533/
Fyorr7517/
Fyrhe757/
Fgoyr751/
Fyhre751/
Fytrh751/
Fieyr750/
Fer6713,283/
Fir671,368/
Fre671,287/
Fér6796/
Fyrova6780/
Fjr674/
Fêr671/
Fayhre671/
Fhayre670/

Fyr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fyr in the Russian language
Фырfyr-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fyr
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