Fichet is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fichet
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Common surname in Saône-et-Loire and in the Deux-Sèvres. His relationship with the verb file (in old French = plant) seems obvious, but how to interpret? One can think of one that uses a plug (iron point), but in the West were apparently dealing with a place name, which often appears as "Wood Fichet" (eg in Mauleon and Pin, 79) . The word fichet it has the meaning (attested in the seventeenth century but certainly earlier) tree from a cutting. A wooden fichet therefore a timber obtained by planting.

How popular is Fichet?

Fichet is common in France.

Fichet is ranked 152454 on our list.

Fichet is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 2460 people have been found who wears Fichet as their family name. Fichet is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
212,166 Canada9
122,390 Belarus4
90,215 Germany3
6,266 Luxembourg2
131,225 Spain2
1,169 New Caledonia2
26,123 Malaysia2
77,122 Sweden1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
38,841 Scotland1
29,046 Japan1
13,606 Senegal1
169,904 Brazil1
7,292 Vietnam1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
107,506 England27
743,898 United States12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with thousands of Fichet:
3,383 France2,302

Comments

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Vinnie Hallum
 fichet is a family name, a diminutive of iron tip sheet in old french, worker nickname after his tool.

Fichet Namesakes

  • Jean-Luc Fichet, French Politician

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