Felistas Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Felistas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felistas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Felistas (16,214) may also be a first name.

Felistas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Felistas (Arabic: فيليستاس) is found most in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felistas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Felistas live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Felistas is also the 44,019th most widely held first name in the world, held by 16,214 people.

The surname Felistas is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 36 percent are found and England, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felista93293/
Felitas938/
Felita86235/
Phelistas821/
Felesta8079/
Velista8024/
Filitas8011/
Velitas808/
Felisto808/
Felitta802/
Felaita802/
Filista802/
Felitha801/
Felieta801/
Felitah801/
Filistad7597/
Filiesta759/
Phelista753/
Velaista751/
Filistea751/
Feliteau751/
Velita711,286/
Filita71650/
Felito71136/
Feleta7112/
Philistas712/
Phylistas711/
Felitto67129/
Veletas6797/
Fiolita6794/
Feletoa6747/
Filiota677/
Vilitas676/
Velesta673/
Filesta672/
Filitha671/
Felitos671/
Fleítas671/
Felixto671/
Vielita671/
Velitha671/
Veleita670/
Feletha670/

Felistas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felistas in the Arabic language
فيليستاسfylystas-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Felistas
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