Färber Surname

54,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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.

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Färber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,5721:9,3921,179
Austria4581:18,5932,869
Switzerland2411:34,0784,995
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Norway201:257,11427,149
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080

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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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farber9413,191/
Färbert9225/
Ferber8310,842/
Forber83646/
Freber83167/
Firber830/
Färberová8034/
Faerber772,685/
Ferbert77420/
Forbear7797/
Ferbere774/
Ferbier773/
Farberh773/
Firbert772/
Forbier771/
Fierber770/
Faarber770/
Forrber770/
Farbear770/
Ferbear770/
Fiorber770/
Fairber770/
Farbe73270/
Forbe7383/
Frebe7342/
Ferbe7336/
Firbe7313/
Ferbeyre7175/
Fairbert7146/
Foerberh713/
Faerberh712/
Ferberth711/
Fherbert711/
Farver671,991/
Verber671,093/
Frewer67944/
Ferbei67524/
Ferbey67196/
Forbey67178/
Farwer67119/
Farbei6782/
Frever6781/
Ferbes6771/
Ferbet6770/
Farbey6764/
Ferbee6754/
Forbeh6742/
Fairbeard6713/
Forver6711/
Farbeh6710/
Forbie6710/
Ferbie6710/
Farbee677/
Forbir675/
Varber675/
Ferbez674/
Ferberova674/
Vorber673/
Ferbej673/
Ferberová673/
Faruer671/
Fairbe671/
Freïbe671/
Forbee670/
Ferbea670/
Firbee670/
Firbey670/
Firbes670/
Firbir670/
Frebee670/

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