Feliu Surname

61,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Feliu Surname User-submission:

From the Catalan form of the personal name, Felix, borne by several saints, or perhaps a nickname from feliu, meaning 'happy' or 'fortunate'.

Feliu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,8801:12,0491,398
Chile9621:18,3121,214
United States6491:558,48846,038
Argentina4921:86,8777,321
France3961:167,73426,106
Dominican Republic3931:26,5471,634
Puerto Rico3541:10,029504
Cuba3231:35,6741,692
Paraguay2591:27,941984
Venezuela981:308,2057,027
Australia791:341,71828,950
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Honduras491:179,9272,138
Panama401:97,8063,773
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Andorra51:16,7681,446
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominica11:75,891912
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

The alternate forms: Féliu (2) are calculated separately.

Feliu (304) may also be a first name.

Feliu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Catalan form of the personal name, Felix, borne by several saints, or perhaps a nickname from feliu, meaning 'happy' or 'fortunate'.

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Feliu Last Name Facts

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

Feliu is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Féliu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feliu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Feliu is the 61,576th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 892,644 people. Feliu occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Feliu live; 48 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 504,994th most common first name on earth, borne by 304 people.

It is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 3,880 people, or 1 in 12,049. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Catalonia, where 60 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 18 percent are found and Balearic Islands, where 9 percent are found. Other than Spain it exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Feliu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feliu surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feliu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 898.32% more than the national average, earning S/. 193,525 per year; in United States they earn 13.84% more than the national average, earning $49,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning $46,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Féliu932/
Felius91618/
Feliux9115/
Feliuz912/
Feliuś911/
Feliud911/
Feliui911/
Feliau910/
Felu89249/
Feliust836/
Feliusz835/
Veliu806,002/
Feluś80951/
Filiu80681/
Faliu80506/
Feleu80436/
Felux80288/
Felau80265/
Felus80178/
Felut8097/
Felou8077/
Feilu805/
Faelu804/
Fetlu804/
Feslu801/
Felui801/
Fejlu801/
Feliouhe771/
Filius731,332/
Fehlau73755/
Fielou73167/
Feillu73134/
Feluch7399/
Felouh7399/
Filiau7393/
Feleus7381/
Felous7339/
Feuleu7318/
Felusz7312/
Falliu7310/
Faliau735/
Feluis734/
Feloux732/
Felahu732/
Felaus732/
Filiut732/
Felëus731/
Felout731/
Felhou731/
Veliau731/
Veeliu731/
Fahliu731/
Felush731/
Felyau730/
Fhealu730/
Feilus730/
Velu6711,095/
Falu671,063/
Filu67126/
Felyust6776/
Feeleus6764/
Folu6758/
Folliau6748/
Feillou6738/
Felusch6731/
Felouss675/
Felouhe672/
Filiaut672/
Felyush671/
Filioou671/
Felhaus671/
Phelius671/
Feilhau671/
Filiaux671/
Filiusz671/
Feló671/

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