Felesta Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Felesta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Felesta (3,226) may also be a first name.

Felesta Last Name Facts

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

Felesta occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Felesta.

How Common Is The Last Name Felesta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Felesta reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Felesta is also the 126,294th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 3,226 people.

The surname Felesta is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Busia County, where 96 percent reside, Isiolo County, where 1 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya Felesta is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Felesta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feleta9212/
Felista86293/
Feletoa8647/
Velesta863/
Filesta862/
Felieta861/
Feletha860/
Felistas8014/
Filiesta809/
Veleshta808/
Felester803/
Fhelstad802/
Fjlestad801/
Veleta771,829/
Felita77235/
Feleto7756/
Fileta7734/
Folsta7729/
Flejta7722/
Falsta776/
Fealstead750/
Feletto71923/
Veletta7174/
Falesto7131/
Fojleta7129/
Feliste7126/
Velista7124/
Falasta7122/
Feletou7120/
Falista7112/
Felisto718/
Felitas718/
Fioleta714/
Filista712/
Felaita712/
Felitta712/
Vilesta712/
Valesta712/
Velesti711/
Felitah711/
Felitha711/
Veletha711/
Fileata711/
Veleeta711/
Filetta711/
Volesta711/
Velesto711/
Veleita710/
Felister67729/
Vallesta67240/
Filistad6797/
Fjølstad6736/
Phelista673/
Velaista671/
Filester671/
Falashta671/
Valiesta671/
Feliteau671/
Filistea671/

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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 Felesta
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis