Fête Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fête Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fête Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Fete (5,556) & Fêtê (1) are calculated separately.

Fête Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fête is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may also occur as: Fete or Fêtê. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fête? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Fête live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,173,274. In Switzerland Fête is most prevalent in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 43 percent reside, Canton of Bern, where 14 percent reside and Canton of Valais, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland Fête is found in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fete925,556/
Fêtê921/
Fêtes895/
Fite7513,504/
Fyte7550/
Fäte755/
Fjte751/
Fette671,951/
Fitte67964/
Feteh67877/
Fiter67682/
Feste67559/
Feter67544/
Faite67419/
Fites67410/
Feyte67333/
Fetet67323/
Fiste67234/
Fitje67221/
Fetea67208/
Fuite67183/
Fiteh67180/
Fetes67180/
Fethe67146/
Feite67105/
Fitez67103/
Fiote6782/
Fetey6781/
Fiete6773/
Feteu6739/
Fešte6725/
Fayte6723/
Feete6722/
Fetie6722/
Fäste6719/
Fitie6716/
Fäthe6715/
Fehte6712/
Foyte678/
Fetei678/
Foite678/
Fythe677/
Fitea676/
Fajte675/
Feate674/
Fiteu674/
Fitej672/
Fetee672/
Feute672/
Fyter672/
Feïte671/
Fhete671/
Fetej671/
Fitet671/
Fyteh671/
Feteş671/
Fithe671/
Vfete671/
Fidte671/
Fedte671/
Fyste671/
Féter671/
Fitey670/
Feted670/

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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
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  • 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 Fête
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