Felistus Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Felistus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Felistus Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2511:183,98413,840
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England11:55,718,059489,080
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Felistus (23,875) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Felistus Demographics

Felistus Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Felistus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Felistus is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Felistus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felistus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 963,821st most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. Felistus occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Felistus live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 33,163rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 23,875 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 183,984. In Kenya it is most common in: Kitui County, where 43 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 20 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside. Barring Kenya Felistus is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 6 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Felistus Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felestus881/
Phelistus823/
Vilistus754/
Philistus7112/
Feletou6720/
Felitos671/
Filiotou634/
Feljtuch631/
Philitus631/
Velaitou631/
Filithau631/
Veletu573/
Félétou532/
Flejtuh531/
Philetus502/
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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 Felistus
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