Felister Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Felister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6991:66,0666,342
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Felister (98,682) may also be a first name.

Felister Last Name Facts

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

The last name Felister is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felister? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 462,693rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,996,634 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Felister are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 10,329th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 98,682 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 699 people, or 1 in 66,066. In Kenya Felister is primarily found in: Samburu County, where 30 percent live, Narok County, where 17 percent live and Kisii County, where 13 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and Rwanda, where 0 percent live.

Felister Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feliste9326/
Falister8813/
Filister8812/
Felixter885/
Velister884/
Felester883/
Felyster881/
Felite8690/
Phelister8214/
Foelester822/
Felixther821/
Felistoir821/
Felista80293/
Felitte8093/
Veliste8036/
Felites8019/
Felixte8012/
Feleite803/
Felitre802/
Feleter802/
Felistoire781/
Vilister7536/
Folester7511/
Velester752/
Filistea751/
Feleites751/
Falester751/
Filester751/
Feliti71408/
Felita71235/
Felete7189/
Philister7141/
Filite7121/
Phylister718/
Velite713/
Valiester711/
Felitti67432/
Flejter67293/
Filisti6789/
Felesta6779/
Väliste6778/
Felette6747/
Felithi6722/
Felaita672/
Felitta672/
Filista672/
Felieta671/
Velaite671/
Felitha671/
Velisti671/
Felitio671/
Feletes671/
Philioster671/
Viliste671/
Feality670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Felister
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis