Felek Surname

85,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Felek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,9981:25,9582,957
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Northern Cyprus871:3,667611
Poland851:447,16246,049
Hungary491:200,33216,931
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Austria191:448,18144,644
England181:3,095,448105,421
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Felek (7,917) may also be a first name.

Felek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Felek (Marathi: फॅलेक, Russian: Фелек) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,944th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,299,259 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of Felek live; 46 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 71,573rd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 7,917 people.

The surname Felek is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,998 people, or 1 in 25,958. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Ordu Province, where 20 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside and Malatya Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Turkey this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 40 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside.

Felek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Felek surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Felek earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feleke91115,210/
Fielek91358/
Fejlek9119/
Feleuk912/
Feleck912/
Feleik910/
Feleske830/
Falek803,005/
Felex802,720/
Filek801,755/
Folek80732/
Velek80729/
Felyk80278/
Felik80275/
Feleg8017/
Fylek809/
Felec803/
Fílek801/
Feleq801/
Felekova775/
Feilecke771/
Felekhch771/
Fiolek73323/
Fallek73174/
Feleac7350/
Faleck7345/
Felyks7333/
Feilyk7323/
Fyolek7322/
Felegh7319/
Foleck7314/
Follek7312/
Felick7312/
Falekh737/
Foliek735/
Feylik735/
Velekh735/
Felike735/
Fileke735/
Felikh733/
Felexs732/
Veleck732/
Faleuk732/
Fetlík731/
Foleyk731/
Vielek731/
Hfalek731/
Fejlik731/
Faleek731/
Fileck731/
Feeleg730/
Fealik730/
Fejleková712/
Phaelek67113/
Felique6726/
Veđelek6718/
Falleck6714/
Felkova675/
Felegue671/
Foelick670/
Fielick670/

Felek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felek in the Marathi language
फॅलेकpheleka-
Felek in the Russian language
Фелекfelek-

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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
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  • 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 Felek
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