Felander Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Felander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Felander (16) may also be a first name.

Felander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Felander is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Felander click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felander? popularity and diffusion

Felander is the 2,661,929th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Felander is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Felander reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa Felander is most common in: Western Cape, where 79 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Felander Last Name Statistics demography

Felander earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.5% less than the national average, earning R 81,996 per year.

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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 Felander
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