Felder Surname

20,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Felder Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'field'.

Felder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,6221:21,8062,743
Switzerland3,6211:2,268248
Germany2,9551:27,2443,600
Austria1,3091:6,505799
France5631:117,98017,787
Argentina1791:238,79019,438
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Brazil1481:1,446,44848,665
Italy1011:605,51255,891
Australia971:278,30624,956
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Israel861:99,50711,457
Poland481:791,84963,527
England381:1,466,26563,675
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Uruguay351:98,0509,677
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Norway151:342,81932,589
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Liechtenstein121:3,198355
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Croatia71:604,08640,820
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Wales51:618,90625,852
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3021:21,8152,747

Felder (533) may also be a first name.

Felder Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'field'.

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Felder Last Name Facts

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

Felder (Russian: Фельдер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felder? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 20,741st most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 276,704 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Felder are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 365,345th most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 533 people.

The surname Felder is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 16,622 people, or 1 in 21,806. In The United States Felder is most common in: South Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Felder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Felder has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 722 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Felder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Felder last name are 1.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Felder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning 306,801 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 112.54% more than the national average, earning R 505,080 per year; in United States they earn 11.33% less than the national average, earning $38,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $58,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fielder9214,636/
Feldere925/
Feldger924/
Feldher922/
Faelder921/
Fellder921/
Feldeir921/
Feelder920/
Felde913,559/
Flder914/
Feldherr8655/
D'Felder863/
Fieldeer862/
Fieldier861/
Feldeher860/
Filder831,652/
Velder83529/
Feldes83301/
Fleder83184/
Feldei8322/
Fielde838/
Feldey837/
Feldee832/
Fldger831/
Feldie831/
Feldeh831/
Faelde831/
Fellde830/
Flde802/
Felderová802/
Fildier7742/
Fledder7738/
Fildert7727/
Feldesh7710/
Feldesz778/
Fledger773/
Fildere772/
Fledere771/
Veldeer771/
Fieldey770/
Fieldir770/
Fillder770/
Veelder770/
Fieldea770/
Velde732,668/
Feldi73572/
Feldy73287/
Felda73126/
Fløde7330/
Flede731/
Filde731/
Veldheer71364/
Pfledger711/
Pfledder711/
Fildes672,002/
Feldis67217/
Vilder67206/
Fildey67122/
Veldey6765/
Fildir6745/
Földeš6745/
Foeldi6740/
Fledge6739/
Fyldes6737/
Feldyi6737/
Fledie6731/
Fielda6715/
Veldee6711/
Fildet6710/
Feeldy6710/
Fieldy675/
Veldhe674/
Veldej673/
Főldes673/
Főldeš673/
Fieldi672/
Fledes672/
Fledje671/
Feuldi671/
Feldgi671/
Feldai671/
Føldes671/
Földei671/
Flederová671/
Veldei671/
Veldie671/
Fildie670/
Feelda670/

Felder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felder in the Russian language
Фельдерfelder-

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Felder Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Felder
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