Felemu Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Felemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1881:942,24940,456
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Felemu (138) may also be a first name.

Felemu Last Name Facts

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

Felemu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felemu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Felemu is the 912,827th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Felemu live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Felemu is also the 787,636th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 138 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 942,249. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 61 percent reside, Ekiti, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Felemu is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Felemu Last Name Statistics demography

Felemu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.36% less than the national average, earning R 196,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felemou922,011/
Velemu83857/
Falemu83378/
Filemu8329/
Felimu832/
Faleimu7768/
Faleemu7714/
Faleumu777/
Folemuh773/
Faleymu773/
Felomou771/
Phelemu771/
Vhellemu711/
Folomu6716/
Falimu6712/
Folamu679/
Falamu675/
Filimu673/
Velamu671/
Falomu671/
Velimu671/
Vallemu6219/
Velammu623/
Filamou621/
Filiamu621/
Phelomu621/
Vollemu621/
Filimau621/
Filimous571/
Falaimou571/
Vilamu5084/
Valamu5030/
Valimu504/
Volimu501/

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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 Felemu
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