Felgenhauer Surname

178,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6801:47,9206,273
United States5561:651,90552,252
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Austria411:207,69425,759
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Felgenhauer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Felgenhauer surname means 'wheelwright', 'maker of (wooden) rims for wheels'. It comes from Middle High German velgenhouwer.

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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.

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