Fel Surname

199,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8501:78,14410,992
Russia3121:461,93343,357
Algeria1241:311,54530,240
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Kazakhstan721:245,59021,749
Ukraine641:711,29274,219
Taiwan621:378,1412,960
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Poland441:863,83566,160
India371:20,731,497300,213
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Austria201:425,77243,235
Kyrgyzstan201:298,63326,437
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Fél (62) are calculated separately.

Fel (2,433) may also be a first name.

Fel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fel (Bengali: ফেল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻞ, Hindi: फेल, Russian: Фель) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Fél. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,660th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,483,531 people. The surname Fel is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Fel live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 150,110th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 2,433 people.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 850 people, or 1 in 78,144. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 33 percent are found, Occitanie, where 24 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account France Fel occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Algeria, where 6 percent are found.

Fel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fel has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fel last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fel last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Fel last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Fel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.93% more than the national average, earning $54,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fél8962/
Fell8622,474/
Fiel8617,173/
Feld8611,625/
Felt866,012/
Fehl862,128/
Fuel861,834/
Fesl861,323/
Fael86451/
Feel86338/
Foel8666/
Feul8634/
Pfel8627/
Felh8618/
Felp868/
Ffel861/
Fæel861/
Fl80505/
Feldt755,308/
Foell751,101/
Fuell75615/
Foehl75278/
Pfiel75261/
Fiehl75246/
Felhő75101/
Feltt7569/
Faehl7552/
Åfelt7551/
Fiell7542/
Feesl7537/
Fegli7523/
Feell7522/
Pfell7521/
Fellt7513/
Fuehl7512/
Øfelt759/
Feldh758/
Fellh752/
Fehel752/
Feull751/
Feelp751/
Feltd751/
Wfell751/
Faell751/
Felld751/
Feeld751/
Feehl751/
Pfuel751/
Feldė751/
Ffelh751/
Pfehl750/
Pfeul750/
Felph750/
Pfael750/
Vel6711,344/
Fil679,842/
Fyl674,856/
Hfl67542/
Flø67445/
Fül67206/
Åfeldt67180/
Flå67132/
Øfeldt6727/
Åhfelt6716/
Fll6714/
Felova6713/
Pfl6711/
Flh6710/
Fld6710/
Fhl679/
Wfl679/
Flt679/
Fíl678/
Vfl676/
Ffl675/
Pfuell674/
Felová674/
Fehele672/
Flp671/
D'Feld671/
Pfiehl670/

Fel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻞfl-
Fel in the Bengali language
ফেলphela-
Fel in the Hindi language
फेलphela57.14
फॅलphela42.86
Fel in the Russian language
Фельfel-

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