Fele Surname

107,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Fele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0791:164,17310,268
DR Congo1,0741:68,7898,089
Italy7131:85,77414,880
Benin4931:20,9652,805
South Africa2611:207,57722,069
Slovenia1781:13,9763,327
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
Cameroon971:214,11421,748
Romania451:446,17535,142
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England291:1,921,31276,208
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Botswana171:128,64318,229
France111:6,038,429280,838
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fele (1,995) may also be a first name.

Fele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻪ, Russian: Феле) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fele is the 107,131st most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,672,606 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Fele are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fele is also the 169,261st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 1,995 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,079 people, or 1 in 164,173. In Nigeria Fele is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 34 percent reside, Ondo, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Italy, where 16 percent reside.

Fele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fele surname increased 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Fele are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Fele earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning €34,651 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.24% less than the national average, earning R 123,000 per year and in United States they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning $26,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felle892,250/
Felea891,768/
Felez891,304/
Feles891,235/
Feler891,233/
Feleu89436/
Feile89354/
Felet89280/
Fehle89244/
Felie89217/
Felei89133/
Fiele89124/
Feley89112/
Felee8994/
Feleć8967/
Foele8962/
Faele8951/
Feyle8947/
Feule8924/
Feleh8921/
Fetle8917/
Felej8913/
Feele8912/
Feale8910/
Fejle897/
Felep897/
Feled896/
Felje896/
Feleš895/
Felge892/
Fhele891/
Fesle890/
Fle86758/
Feeley808,771/
Feiler806,067/
Fesler802,432/
Feyler80802/
Feeler80653/
Fealey80419/
Feyles80188/
Feille80106/
Fetler80101/
Feihle8084/
Feiles8067/
Fehley8051/
Fejleh8026/
Feelie8026/
Feuleu8018/
Felesh8016/
Faeley8011/
Felher808/
Fehlie808/
Feeles807/
Feales806/
Felieh806/
Fejler806/
Fettle805/
Pfeile805/
Felett805/
Felest804/
Faelee804/
Feelee804/
Feulle803/
Fielea802/
Feslet802/
Fehele802/
Feylie802/
Fielie802/
Feilee802/
Fetles801/
Feylle801/
Fieley801/
Feiled801/
Foelee801/
Felihe801/
Feleis801/
Faelea801/
Feleih801/
Felesz801/
Feuleh801/
Feulie801/
Feleij801/
Feilei801/
Fielhe801/
Felhes801/
Fetley800/
Feiley800/
Fesley800/
Foeley800/
Feasle800/
Pfelie800/
Feisle800/
Feyhle800/
Fhiele800/
Feilie800/
Feyley800/
Feil7513,696/
Fole7512,920/
Fale7511,326/
Vele759,062/
File756,816/
Feli755,384/
Fela752,211/
Feal751,630/
Fyle75444/
Fely75403/
Feyl75316/
Fejl7544/
Flle7540/
Feul7534/
Felh7518/
Pfle752/
Wfle751/
Vfle751/
Fjle751/
Felj751/
Fhel750/
Pfeiler733,029/
Feillet73384/
Feehley73226/
Feheley73188/
Feitler73135/
Feasley7397/
Featley7383/
Feilles7365/
Feasler7364/
Feiller7351/
Feisley7349/
Feesler7344/
Fettler7343/
Fetille7343/
Feilhes7343/
Fecelle7333/
Feisler7329/
Fethler7312/
Fehlleh7310/
Fettles735/
Fealleh735/
Feillee733/
Fesille733/
Feyller732/
Fehhler732/
Pffeley732/
Ficelle732/
Feleshs732/
Fiselle732/
Pfeitle731/
Fhealey731/
Featler731/
Faehley731/
Pfeyler731/
Feillée731/
Feullie731/
Fheileh731/
Fellehi731/
Feelhey730/
Feihler730/
Fealler730/
Feasles730/
Feelees730/
Feilher730/
Faleh67136,303/
Foley67119,017/
Feliz6799,312/
Pfeil6714,196/
Falle677,808/
Veale677,451/
Felis675,992/
Files675,508/
Filer674,914/
Feely674,648/
Velea673,513/
Phele673,288/
Filep673,205/
Foyle672,292/
Felip672,172/
Fille672,047/
Folle671,895/
Faile671,851/
Folea671,760/
Faley671,683/
Fahle671,680/
Viele671,338/
Fealy671,131/
Fayle671,125/
Veley671,053/
Fülle671,027/
Feild671,006/
Felia67961/
Velie67946/
Filet67876/
Fyles67744/
Veile67705/
Vehle67639/
Fesli67601/
Fytel67559/
Faleu67544/
Felio67527/
Fichelle67502/
Fetil67473/
Fesel67425/
Ficel67417/
Fisel67400/
Feitl67399/
Fyler67383/
Pfile67346/
Fiole67332/
Fiely67279/
Filea67267/
Foleu67253/
Folee67240/
Filey67237/
Filej67228/
Falea67215/
Fheil67209/
Feili67207/
Feihl67185/
Feliś67168/
Fiela67163/
Filee67146/
Feuli67139/
Feily67135/
Fetel67134/
Fylep67132/
Foiselle67130/
Fitel67119/
Feela67118/
Feyhl67117/
Feloy67109/
Felhi67107/
Vaele67103/
Fileš67103/
Felhő67101/
Fetli6799/
Filez6798/
Feill6790/
Velei6790/
Veele6786/
Fejtl6785/
Falei6781/
Faale6771/
Feyli6769/
Velhe6768/
Feşel6764/
Fylei6760/
Flehe6757/
Feloj6756/
Fågel6754/
Feala6753/
Foleh6753/
Velee6750/
Pfeiller6749/
Fecil6745/
Falej6745/
Feloi6745/
Fajle6744/
Fehly6742/
Felay6741/
Filei6741/
Filed6738/
Félez6736/
Faeli6735/
Felit6731/
Feßel6729/
Felaj6728/
Fhale6727/
Feeli6727/
Felai6727/
Veleh6725/
Fecel6723/
Folei6723/
Fähle6722/
Fohle6721/
Fysel6720/
Fileh6719/
Velej6719/
Felejová6714/
Fitle6713/
Felih6713/
Foile6711/
Voele6711/
Felyo6711/
Feila6710/
Feliy6710/
Fhiel6710/
Falee6710/
Fehli6710/
Fesil679/
Felid679/
Feytl678/
Fhole678/
Følle678/
Folej678/
Feathler677/
Fisle677/
Felya677/
Fäsel677/
Fîlea677/
Fißel676/
Feali676/
Pfeli675/
Feasl675/
Felíz674/
Fyleš674/
Feloa673/
Fuile673/
Felii673/
Felyp673/
Feyla672/
F'Eil672/
Fileu672/
Fhile672/
Feisl672/
Fechelle672/
Foely672/
Veule672/
Fihle672/
Fehel672/
Fheli672/
Felgi672/
Fejli672/
Pfheiler671/
Feull671/
Fgell671/
Fejla671/
Felaa671/
Feahl671/
Fesselle671/
Fetyl671/
Hvfle671/
Fűlle671/
Féles671/
Fejly671/
Foïle671/
Feyll671/
Fhely671/
Felyś671/
Felíp671/
Felís671/
Feliç671/
D'Fesler671/
Fjleh671/
Felui671/
Flleh671/
Veleu671/
Fieli671/
Featl671/
Felys671/
Felij671/
Ffelh671/
Hfejl671/
Feald670/
Ffeil670/
Wfhel670/
Feall670/
Pfealeer670/
Pfeihler670/
Fyley670/
Pfeul670/
Fhelt670/
Feathley670/
Feuly670/
Fyhle670/

Fele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻠﻪflh66.67
ﺍﻓﻞafl33.33
Fele in the Russian language
Фелеfele-

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