Fela Surname

190,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7801:94,71710,727
Nigeria3011:588,51428,350
Poland2841:133,83419,545
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Algeria401:965,78942,026
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Angola361:749,7002,649
Greece281:395,70752,747
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
India141:54,790,384527,769
France121:5,535,227269,324
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Féla (1) are calculated separately.

Fela (4,173) may also be a first name.

Fela Last Name Facts

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

Fela (Bengali: ফেলা, Hindi: फेला, Russian: Фела) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Féla. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 190,765th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,296,041 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Fela are found; 35 percent are found in Central Africa and 35 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fela is also the 107,467th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 4,173 people.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 94,717. Beside The DR Congo it is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Poland, where 13 percent live.

Fela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fela has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fela surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 63.09% less than the national average, earning R 87,708 per year and in United States they earn 18.99% less than the national average, earning $34,956 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Féla921/
Felea891,768/
Felia89961/
Feula89502/
Felah89303/
Felau89265/
Felga89254/
Fiela89163/
Felas89138/
Feela89118/
Faela8954/
Feala8953/
Fetla8941/
Felay8941/
Felaj8928/
Felai8927/
Fesla8914/
Feila8910/
Felya897/
Feloa893/
Fehla893/
Feyla892/
Felaz892/
Felap892/
Foela892/
Felad892/
Fejla891/
Felaa891/
Felha891/
Felat891/
Felias802,151/
Fehlau80755/
Felaya80260/
Fheila8086/
Feilla8052/
Feglia8047/
Felahy8021/
Feilat8014/
Feetla8010/
Felach808/
Pfiela804/
Feliat803/
Fhiela803/
Feelay802/
Fielea802/
Felaus802/
Felaha802/
Felahu802/
Felyah802/
Feulah802/
Feilai802/
Feslas801/
Feilaa801/
Pfeila801/
Faelea801/
Felais801/
Feilia801/
Feliaz801/
Feliač801/
Feulay801/
Feulla801/
Feslat801/
Felaai801/
Felaid801/
Felhat801/
Fheela801/
Fielia801/
Felays801/
Feilas800/
Feelah800/
Fealia800/
Feliau800/
Feelia800/
Felyau800/
Fealya800/
Feelas800/
Vela75170,270/
Fila7515,771/
Fala757,900/
Feli755,384/
Fele754,357/
Fola753,843/
Felo753,050/
Fely75403/
Fíla7597/
Fyla7537/
Feló751/
Fjla751/
Felj751/
Ficella7332/
Fisella7318/
Fetilla737/
Feilatt732/
Feliaia732/
Felhaus731/
Feilhau731/
Feullah731/
Faheila731/
Feleaux730/
Feliz6799,312/
Falah6749,464/
Faila6733,796/
Falla6717,747/
Felis675,992/
Filha675,914/
Feely674,648/
Velea673,513/
Fihla672,715/
Vaela672,480/
Folla672,317/
Felip672,172/
Filas671,967/
Fiola671,885/
Velay671,846/
Folea671,760/
Falay671,734/
Folia671,680/
Velia671,640/
Falia671,614/
Filia671,512/
Felez671,304/
Fahla671,271/
Feles671,235/
Feler671,233/
Filah671,143/
Fealy671,131/
Phela67896/
Folau67756/
Filaj67719/
Viela67622/
Fesli67601/
Felio67527/
Faala67506/
Fuila67467/
Feleu67436/
Falai67421/
Filya67409/
Feile67354/
Filat67296/
Felet67280/
Fiely67279/
Filea67267/
Fehle67244/
Faelo67243/
Pfila67226/
Felie67217/
Falea67215/
Feloo67215/
Falaa67212/
Feili67207/
Feliś67168/
Folah67164/
Falau67151/
Feuli67139/
Feily67135/
Felei67133/
Filay67128/
Fylat67128/
Fiele67124/
Felos67121/
Feley67112/
Feloy67109/
Felhi67107/
Fetli6799/
Felee6794/
Feilo6794/
Filap6781/
Fajla6777/
Felou6777/
Folay6770/
Feyli6769/
Feleć6767/
Fayla6766/
Velau6761/
Foila6761/
Filoa6760/
Faitella6758/
Feloj6756/
Velai6755/
Fohla6755/
Feyle6747/
Feloi6745/
Felot6745/
Fehly6742/
Veila6740/
Fielo6739/
Fitla6737/
Fissella6737/
Filač6736/
Felit6731/
Feulo6729/
Velah6729/
Feeli6727/
Filaz6726/
Folai6725/
Feule6724/
Feillais6724/
Fisla6722/
Feleh6721/
Veela6720/
Feylo6718/
Fylas6718/
Fetle6717/
Veula6716/
Filai6714/
Felej6713/
Fhala6713/
Filad6713/
Felih6713/
Felho6712/
Feele6712/
Felyo6711/
Feale6710/
Feliy6710/
Fehli6710/
Felid679/
Filau677/
Fîlea677/
Fejle677/
Felep677/
Feelo676/
Velaa676/
Feled676/
Felje676/
Feali676/
Pfeli675/
Fyola675/
Filga675/
Feillias675/
Feleš675/
Folaa675/
Felíz674/
Fehlo673/
Voela673/
Felii673/
Felyp673/
Felge672/
Veala672/
Fheli672/
Felgi672/
Fejli672/
Felgo672/
Fhila672/
Feloh672/
Fijla671/
Filaa671/
Fescella671/
Feillatt671/
Fylaj671/
Fhele671/
Fylah671/
Fejly671/
Filaś671/
Fhely671/
Fichella671/
Felyś671/
Felíp671/
Felís671/
Feliç671/
Fetlo671/
Foyla671/
Felui671/
Fetellah671/
Fieli671/
Fojla671/
Felys671/
Felij671/
Fesle670/
Feloz670/
Feuly670/

Fela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fela in the Bengali language
ফেলাphela-
Fela in the Hindi language
फेलाphela84.62
फ़ॆलfela7.69
फॅलाphela7.69
Fela in the Russian language
Фелаfela-

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