Felex Surname

160,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Malawi

Felex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,0581:202,3397,777
Tanzania6771:78,2008,055
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
Kenya471:982,55134,283
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
India131:59,005,029552,550
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Félex (1) are calculated separately.

Felex (17,111) may also be a first name.

Felex Last Name Facts

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

Felex occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Félex. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felex? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 160,324th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,679,245 people. The surname Felex is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Felex are found; 39 percent are found in South America and 39 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 42,349th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 17,111 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,058 people, or 1 in 202,339. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 21 percent reside, Ceará, where 9 percent reside and Paraná, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Felex occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Malawi, where 15 percent reside.

Felex Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Felex has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 124 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Felex Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Felex last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Felex earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.67% more than the national average, earning R 350,916 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.46% less than the national average, earning $20,781,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.51% less than the national average, earning $35,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Félex931/
Feliex915/
Feleix912/
Felexs912/
Foelex911/
Fielex911/
Felexe911/
Foeliex834/
Feliexs831/
Felix80804,067/
Felek805,609/
Felez801,304/
Feles801,235/
Filex80640/
Feleć8067/
Felax8053/
Falex8027/
Velex8018/
Feleg8017/
Felej8013/
Felyx8010/
Felox809/
Felíx806/
Folex805/
Feleš805/
Felec803/
Feleq801/
Feilleux7750/
Feleke73115,210/
Felice7314,460/
Felise73636/
Fielek73358/
Feyles73188/
Veilex73103/
Felixe7388/
Fileux7385/
Feleus7381/
Feiles7367/
Felies7366/
Felese7352/
Feleac7350/
Fieles7342/
Foelix7334/
Felixs7333/
Felixx7326/
Feleks7321/
Fejlek7319/
Felegh7319/
Faliex7316/
Felesh7316/
Feelix7314/
Feilix7311/
Ffelix739/
Feeles737/
Feales736/
Feules736/
Felece735/
Felike735/
Felest734/
Feliez734/
Fejles734/
Felicx733/
Felisx733/
Fielix732/
Feleck732/
Phelex732/
Feleuk732/
Feslix732/
Fetles731/
Fielax731/
Foleyx731/
Fealix731/
Feloix731/
Feleis731/
Felixċ731/
Fhelix731/
Fallex731/
Felesz731/
Filexs731/
Feleij731/
Felixz731/
Felhes731/
Feleik730/
Felges730/
Hfelix730/
Feeleg730/
Fielies672,341/
Feliche6796/
Felicce6790/
Feilles6765/
Feeleus6764/
Feilhes6743/
Felitse6737/
Falliex6728/
Felique6726/
Feuless6711/
Fettles675/
Felixce674/
Felisse674/
Feleshe672/
Feleshs672/
Feilise671/
Veyleux671/
Veileix671/
Feelies671/
Felegue671/
Felesse671/
Folliex671/
Feulies671/
D'Felix671/
Fieleis671/
Feleske670/
Feilies670/
Feasles670/
Feelees670/

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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 Felex
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