Felger Surname

172,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Felger Surname User-submission:

The surname Felger is of Germanic origin. It means 'wheelwright'.

Felger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1021:328,91029,833
Germany9181:87,69711,047
Russia1561:923,86672,911
Poland1281:296,94335,597
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
England241:2,321,58686,519
France231:2,887,944200,772
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Felger (17) may also be a first name.

Felger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Felger is of Germanic origin. It means 'wheelwright'.

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Felger Last Name Facts

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

Felger (Russian: Фельгер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 172,053rd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,913,853 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Felger are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,102 people, or 1 in 328,910. In The United States Felger is most numerous in: Indiana, where 26 percent live, Ohio, where 22 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Felger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Felger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Felger last name increased 568 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Felger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Felger surname are 32.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.21% registered to vote for the political party.

Felger earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,244 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fellger92132/
Felgere926/
Felguer926/
Feldger924/
Fielger922/
Feljger922/
Pfelger922/
Felgerd921/
Foelger920/
Felkger920/
Feler911,233/
Felge912/
Foellger8615/
Pffelger861/
Fehlnger861/
Felguerz861/
Pfielger861/
Feiler836,067/
Fesler832,432/
Fehler831,938/
Felser831,492/
Fleger83831/
Feyler83802/
Feeler83653/
Felzer83389/
Fieler83304/
Velger83189/
Filger83148/
Fetler83101/
Feuler8390/
Felere8324/
Pflger8318/
Felher838/
Fejler836/
Felcer834/
Felier832/
Fölger832/
Fldger831/
Flnger831/
Felget831/
Feleur831/
Feljer831/
Felert831/
Felyer830/
Felges830/
Fellinger803,406/
Fellenger8066/
Felgerová8017/
Felgerova801/
Pfleger777,171/
Pfeiler773,029/
Felsher77519/
Felcher77443/
Fiehler77392/
Feldges77295/
Feitler77135/
Feasler7764/
Voelger7757/
Flinger7752/
Feiller7751/
Flegert7749/
Felszer7747/
Feesler7744/
Fettler7743/
Flegier7736/
Fehlert7734/
Feisler7729/
Feilert7724/
Foelser7716/
Fleguer7715/
Pfelzer7713/
Fethler7712/
Vfleger779/
Flenger779/
Feslier775/
Flegher775/
Fledger773/
Flegere773/
Feyller772/
Fehhler772/
Flegger772/
Pfieler771/
Pfilger771/
Fillger771/
Flegeer771/
Felzier771/
Felzser771/
Featler771/
Feuller771/
Pfeyler771/
Föllger771/
Ffleger771/
Fielehr771/
Felxher771/
Feihler770/
Feilier770/
Fealler770/
Pfllger770/
Vellger770/
Felgies770/
Fellser770/
Feelyer770/
Pfelser770/
Pfeuler770/
Feilher770/
Pfelcer770/
Fellengher750/
Filer734,914/
Felce73790/
Veler73623/
Flege73475/
Velge73391/
Fyler73383/
Felga73254/
Felse7354/
Filge7318/
Flgge738/
Felje736/
Felir733/
Felgi732/
Felze731/
Flzer731/
Flzge731/
Felxe731/
Felscher71368/
Voellger7165/
Pfaelzer7157/
Pfeiller7149/
Fellgett7132/
Pfeilert7130/
Felziere7125/
Fillgert7116/
Felerova7111/
Fellinge7110/
Felerová717/
Feathler717/
Pflegger716/
Felehert715/
Pflinger712/
Filgueir712/
Pffleger712/
Feldzher712/
Pfheiler711/
Pfledger711/
Felijere711/
Filngier711/
Flinnger711/
Fellecer711/
Fellezer711/
D'Fesler711/
Hflinger711/
Pfaelcer710/
Fellcher710/
Phfleger710/
Pfealeer710/
Featlier710/
Pflenger710/
Fllinger710/
Foelsher710/
Pfeihler710/
Pflegher710/
Fillinger672,600/
Filser671,660/
Fisler671,224/
Vieler67733/
Fleser67666/
Filges67449/
Fitler67447/
Failer67356/
Filzer67328/
Völger67295/
Veiler67241/
Fölser67230/
Filier67211/
Velser67180/
Velier67106/
Föllinger6787/
Fähler6763/
Feilerová6749/
Fyhler6748/
Fayler6742/
Fajler6742/
Fledge6739/
Velzer6738/
Fölzer6737/
Fleßer6736/
Filere6731/
Fuelscher6729/
Filyer6728/
Pflege6720/
Vilger6719/
Felcey6719/
Vehler6717/
Flegge6715/
Vejler6714/
Flinge6714/
Fytler6714/
Füllinger6712/
Filher6710/
Feloir679/
Feitliher679/
Flegerová677/
Veeler676/
Felche676/
Pheler675/
Flecer675/
Filgir675/
Phelge674/
Felgia674/
Fioler674/
Flezer674/
Foyler673/
Felire673/
Foelscher673/
Foiler672/
Filcer672/
Flcher672/
Flsher672/
Fillenger672/
Féllinger672/
Vealer671/
Felces671/
Felsce671/
Felserová671/
Felshe671/
Fylert671/
Pfiler671/
Veuler671/
Felgha671/
Filert671/
Fhiler671/
Főlgye671/
Feldgi671/
Feilerova671/
Fojler671/
Flenge671/
Feljeh671/
Fileer670/
Feelse670/
Fellse670/
Velgey670/
Feslir670/
Fihler670/

Felger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felger in the Russian language
Фельгерfelger-

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