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

The surname Felex occurs most in Brazil. It may occur in the variant forms: Félex. Click here to see other potential spellings of Felex.

How Common Is The Last Name Felex? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 1,058 people, or 1 in 202,339. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 21 percent live, Ceará, where 9 percent live and Paraná, where 8 percent live. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Malawi, where 15 percent live.

Felex Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Felex has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Felex last name increased 124 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Felex Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Felex surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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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