Fehlig Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Fehlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fehlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Fehlig Last Name Facts

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

Fehlig is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehlig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 766,190th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Fehlig are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 1,734,253. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 51 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and Arkansas, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Fehlig exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Fehlig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fehlig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fehlig surname expanded 565 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fehlig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fehlig last name are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.13% registered with the political party.

Fehlig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $50,914 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felig9141/
Fählig831/
Feelig830/
Fielig830/
Felix73804,067/
Felic73480/
Felik73275/
Falig7371/
Filig7340/
Feleg7317/
Folig7314/
Velig737/
Felixs6733/
Feelix6714/
Felick6712/
Feilix6711/
Veilig679/
Ffelix679/
Fallig677/
Feylik675/
Felike675/
Felisx673/
Felikh673/
Fohlik673/
Felicx673/
Filieg673/
Feslix672/
Pholig671/
Feloix671/
Felixċ671/
Fhelix671/
Fahlik671/
Filigs671/
Fealix671/
Felixz671/
Fejlik671/
Feleik670/
Fealik670/
Hfelix670/
Feeleg670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fehlig
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis