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'.
- deleted-173293Felice Demographics
Average Male Felice Height
175.18 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Felice Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Felice Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Felice (Arabic: فيليسي, Marathi: फेलीचे) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Félice, Feliče or Félicé. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Felice? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 36,478th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 503,980 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Felice live; 32 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 31 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 12,783rd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 77,029 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,264 people, or 1 in 85,004. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 23 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Felice exists in 75 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 29 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.
Felice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Felice has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Felice surname grew 21,320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 908 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Felice Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Felice are 5.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.83% being registered with the political 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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