Felde Surname

127,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Felde Surname Definition:

(English, German) Dweller at land free from wood, a field.

Felde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2541:64,1998,260
Russia7691:187,41620,878
United States7541:480,71540,711
Brazil3171:675,31324,923
Norway1281:40,1745,714
Hungary1221:80,4618,092
Kazakhstan701:252,60722,189
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Felde (25) may also be a first name.

Felde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) Dweller at land free from wood, a field.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Felde Last Name Facts

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

Felde (Russian: Фельде) occurs most in Germany. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felde? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 127,475th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,047,639 people. The surname Felde is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Felde live; 36 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,254 people, or 1 in 64,199. In Germany Felde is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 23 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Felde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Felde has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Felde last name grew 5,027 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Felde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Felde surname are 31.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Felde earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning 329,212 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $47,765 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $53,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felder9126,337/
Feldes91301/
Feldei9122/
Fielde918/
Feldey917/
Feldee912/
Faelde911/
Feldeh911/
Feldie911/
Fellde910/
Flde892/
Feldesh8310/
Feldesz838/
Feldher832/
Fellder831/
Fieldey830/
Fieldea830/
Feelder830/
Velde802,668/
Feldi80572/
Feldy80287/
Felda80126/
Fløde8030/
Flder804/
Filde801/
Flede801/
Feldherr7755/
D'Felder773/
Feldeher770/
Fildes732,002/
Filder731,652/
Feldis73217/
Fleder73184/
Fildey73122/
Veldey7365/
Földeš7345/
Foeldi7340/
Fledge7339/
Fyldes7337/
Feldyi7337/
Fledie7331/
Fielda7315/
Veldee7311/
Fildet7310/
Feeldy7310/
Fieldy735/
Veldhe734/
Főldeš733/
Veldej733/
Főldes733/
Fieldi732/
Fledes732/
Føldes731/
Földei731/
Feldai731/
Feldgi731/
Feuldi731/
Veldie731/
Veldei731/
Fledje731/
Feelda730/
Fildie730/
Feldich6745/
Fledder6738/
Feldish673/
Flda672/
Fieldha672/
Velldee671/
Filtdes671/
Fildest671/
Feldhay671/
Fldy671/
Fyldesh671/
Fillder670/
Pheldee670/

Felde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felde in the Russian language
Фельдеfelde-

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