Felgenhauer Surname
Approximately 2,400 people bear this surname
Felgenhauer Surname User-submission:
The Felgenhauer surname means 'wheelwright', 'maker of (wooden) rims for wheels'. It comes from Middle High German velgenhouwer.
Felgenhauer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,680 | 1:47,920 | 6,273 |
| United States | 556 | 1:651,905 | 52,252 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Austria | 41 | 1:207,694 | 25,759 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Felgenhauer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Felgenhauer surname means 'wheelwright', 'maker of (wooden) rims for wheels'. It comes from Middle High German velgenhouwer.
- parfe89Felgenhauer Demographics
Average Felgenhauer Salary in
United States
$46,713 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Felgenhauer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Felgenhauer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Felgenhauer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Felgenhauer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 178,070th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,036,477 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Felgenhauer live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,680 people, or 1 in 47,920. In Germany Felgenhauer is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Felgenhauer is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.
Felgenhauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Felgenhauer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,089 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Felgenhauer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Felgenhauer surname are 17.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.06% being registered with the party.
The amount Felgenhauer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.33% less than the national average, earning 230,715 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $46,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.23% more than the national average, earning $63,709 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feilgenhauer | 96 | 11 | / |
| Felgenauer | 95 | 28 | / |
| Felgenhaur | 95 | 3 | / |
| Felgenhouer | 91 | 17 | / |
| Felgenheuer | 91 | 7 | / |
| Felgengauer | 91 | 6 | / |
| Felganhauer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Felgennauer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Felgenhawer | 91 | 0 | / |
| Felgenaur | 90 | 0 | / |
| Felgenhauerová | 88 | 16 | / |
| Fajlgenhauer | 87 | 1 | / |
| Felgenhour | 86 | 22 | / |
| Felgenheier | 82 | 19 | / |
| Felinauer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Flegenhour | 76 | 0 | / |
| Vailenour | 50 | 1 | / |
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