Felice Surname
Approximately 14,460 people bear this surname
Felice Surname User-submission:
This is an Italian, occasionally Swiss surname. It is derived from the Latin word felix, meaning 'happy man'.
Felice Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,264 | 1:85,004 | 9,617 |
| Italy | 4,219 | 1:14,496 | 2,383 |
| Argentina | 1,976 | 1:21,631 | 1,806 |
| Brazil | 1,425 | 1:150,228 | 5,745 |
| Venezuela | 380 | 1:79,484 | 3,204 |
| Canada | 365 | 1:100,947 | 10,954 |
| France | 303 | 1:219,217 | 34,056 |
| Malta | 301 | 1:1,429 | 148 |
| Australia | 161 | 1:167,675 | 17,258 |
| Belgium | 145 | 1:79,287 | 12,505 |
| Israel | 137 | 1:62,464 | 7,884 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Switzerland | 90 | 1:91,255 | 10,041 |
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Russia | 74 | 1:1,947,609 | 122,573 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Gibraltar | 44 | 1:772 | 126 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Peru | 33 | 1:963,155 | 18,708 |
| Chile | 32 | 1:550,515 | 13,718 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 1:113,665 | 7,200 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Félice (4), Feliče (2) & Félicé (1) are calculated separately.
Felice (77,029) may also be a first name.
Felice Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is an Italian, occasionally Swiss surname. It is derived from the Latin word felix, meaning 'happy man'.
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Average Felice Salary in
United States
$47,103 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Felice Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Felice Come From? nationality or country of origin
Felice (Arabic: فيليسي, Marathi: फेलीचे) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Félice, Feliče or Félicé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Felice? popularity and diffusion
Felice is the 36,478th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 503,980 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Felice are found; 32 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 31 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 12,783rd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 77,029 people.
Felice is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,264 people, or 1 in 85,004. In The United States Felice is most numerous in: New York, where 23 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States Felice occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 29 percent live and Argentina, where 14 percent live.
Felice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Felice has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Felice surname increased 21,320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 908 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Felice Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Felice surname are 5.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.83% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Felice earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.15% less than the national average, earning €24,278 per year; in Peru they earn 104.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,701 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning R 264,840 per year; in United States they earn 9.16% more than the national average, earning $47,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $55,093 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Felice Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Felice in the Marathi language | ||
| फेलीचे | phelice | - |
| Felice in the Arabic language | ||
| فيليسي | fylysy | - |
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