Felem Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

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

Felem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3241:167,21518,644
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Felem (105) may also be a first name.

Felem Last Name Facts

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

Felem is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felem? popularity and diffusion

Felem is the 799,576th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. Felem is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Felem live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Felem is also the 920,134th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 105 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 167,215. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 78 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent are found.

Felem Last Name Statistics demography

Felem earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.91% less than the national average, earning R 76,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feleme9120/
Feylem912/
Fielem911/
Felheim8322/
Felhiem833/
Fehleam831/
Velem802,409/
Felen80158/
Folem80153/
Filem80108/
Felim8066/
Falem8016/
Fechhlem771/
Feilheim770/
Feilen731,064/
Fehlen73341/
Felien7397/
Fileme7341/
Fielen7335/
Felenq7334/
Feslen7316/
Felent7316/
Felime7311/
Feleen739/
Faleem738/
Fallem733/
Phelem732/
Veliem732/
Follem732/
Felend731/
Feloen731/
Filemn731/
Feleng731/
Veilem731/
Felism731/
Faliem731/
Feelen731/
Fileum731/
Veleam731/
Fhelen730/
Felisme67787/
Flen67177/
Feulien67164/
Felenne6716/
Pheleme672/
Felinne671/
Vhellem671/
Fahllem671/
Feilien671/
Feullen671/
Fellene671/
Pheleim670/
Felhime670/
Pheleam670/

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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 Felem
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