Felemu Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Felemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 188 | 1:942,249 | 40,456 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Felemu (138) may also be a first name.
Felemu Demographics
Average Felemu Salary in
South Africa
R 196,392
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Felemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Felemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Felemu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Felemu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 912,827th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 common first name internationally, borne by 138 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 942,249. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 61 percent reside, Ekiti, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felemou | 92 | 2,011 | / |
| Velemu | 83 | 857 | / |
| Falemu | 83 | 378 | / |
| Filemu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Felimu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Faleimu | 77 | 68 | / |
| Faleemu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Faleumu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Folemuh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Faleymu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Felomou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phelemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vhellemu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folomu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Falimu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Folamu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Falamu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Filimu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Velamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallemu | 62 | 19 | / |
| Velammu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Filamou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Filiamu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phelomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vollemu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Filimau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Filimous | 57 | 1 | / |
| Falaimou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vilamu | 50 | 84 | / |
| Valamu | 50 | 30 | / |
| Valimu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Volimu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Felemu
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