Färber Surname
Approximately 9,408 people bear this surname
Färber Surname User-submission:
The Färber surname is derived from the profession of dying fabrics and textiles.
The meaning is 'dyer', which is as rarely found in English dictionaries as the profession in Europe is still popular. All the machines and professions moved to the Balkans and poorer Far East countries in the late 70s.
Read More About This SurnameFärber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,572 | 1:9,392 | 1,179 |
| Austria | 458 | 1:18,593 | 2,869 |
| Switzerland | 241 | 1:34,078 | 4,995 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Czechia | 36 | 1:295,374 | 37,799 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Farber (13,191) are calculated separately.
Färber Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Färber surname is derived from the profession of dying fabrics and textiles.
The meaning is 'dyer', which is as rarely found in English dictionaries as the profession in Europe is still popular. All the machines and professions moved to the Balkans and poorer Far East countries in the late 70s.
In many towns inner city street names are to befound related to the profession as other quarters where blacksmiths or basket makers or all the other craftsmen worked. In Cologne, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany i.e. Färbergasse, Blaubach, Rothgerberbach, Filzengraben refer to medieval areas of producing and treating colorful clothing and leather.
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Average Färber Salary in
Norway
364,315 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Färber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Färber Come From? nationality or country of origin
Färber is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Farber. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Färber? popularity and diffusion
The surname Färber is the 54,151st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 774,612 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Färber live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 8,572 people, or 1 in 9,392. In Germany Färber is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 33 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Apart from Germany Färber is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 5 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.
Färber Last Name Statistics demography
Färber earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning 364,315 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farber | 94 | 13,191 | / |
| Färbert | 92 | 25 | / |
| Ferber | 83 | 10,842 | / |
| Forber | 83 | 646 | / |
| Freber | 83 | 167 | / |
| Firber | 83 | 0 | / |
| Färberová | 80 | 34 | / |
| Faerber | 77 | 2,685 | / |
| Ferbert | 77 | 420 | / |
| Forbear | 77 | 97 | / |
| Ferbere | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ferbier | 77 | 3 | / |
| Farberh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Firbert | 77 | 2 | / |
| Forbier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fierber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Faarber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Forrber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Farbear | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ferbear | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fiorber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fairber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Farbe | 73 | 270 | / |
| Forbe | 73 | 83 | / |
| Frebe | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ferbe | 73 | 36 | / |
| Firbe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ferbeyre | 71 | 75 | / |
| Fairbert | 71 | 46 | / |
| Foerberh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Faerberh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ferberth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fherbert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farver | 67 | 1,991 | / |
| Verber | 67 | 1,093 | / |
| Frewer | 67 | 944 | / |
| Ferbei | 67 | 524 | / |
| Ferbey | 67 | 196 | / |
| Forbey | 67 | 178 | / |
| Farwer | 67 | 119 | / |
| Farbei | 67 | 82 | / |
| Frever | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ferbes | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ferbet | 67 | 70 | / |
| Farbey | 67 | 64 | / |
| Ferbee | 67 | 54 | / |
| Forbeh | 67 | 42 | / |
| Fairbeard | 67 | 13 | / |
| Forver | 67 | 11 | / |
| Farbeh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Forbie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ferbie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Farbee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Forbir | 67 | 5 | / |
| Varber | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ferbez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ferberova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vorber | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ferbej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ferberová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faruer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fairbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freïbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forbee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ferbea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Firbee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Firbey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Firbes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Firbir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Frebee | 67 | 0 | / |
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