Feliz Surname

5,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Feliz Surname User-submission:

The surname Feliz is of Spanish and Portuguese origin. It means 'happy' or 'fortunate' in both languages. It is derived from the Latin word felix, which has the same meaning. The surname Feliz was given as a nickname for someone who was considered to be lucky or prosperous.

Feliz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic82,8111:12617
United States4,3191:83,9229,514
Spain3,5971:12,9981,493
Brazil3,5951:59,5482,236
Angola2,9581:9,1241,120
Portugal5571:18,7041,333
Venezuela2661:113,5493,947
Argentina2371:180,35215,113
Mexico2241:554,1359,527
Peru1541:206,3909,396
Puerto Rico921:38,5881,002
Canada681:541,84745,466
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
France441:1,509,607143,950
Colombia381:1,257,21210,114
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Panama241:163,0115,136
Aruba181:5,749789
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Belgium131:884,35769,774
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Dominica71:10,842411
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Curaçao41:39,312638
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
China21:683,660,78330,601
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belize11:355,4743,977
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

The alternate forms: Féliz (612), Felíz (4) & Fèliz (1) are calculated separately.

Feliz (12,988) may also be a first name.

Feliz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Feliz is of Spanish and Portuguese origin. It means 'happy' or 'fortunate' in both languages. It is derived from the Latin word felix, which has the same meaning. The surname Feliz was given as a nickname for someone who was considered to be lucky or prosperous.

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A Spanish surname, meaning 'happy'.

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Feliz Last Name Facts

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

Feliz occurs more in The Dominican Republic more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Féliz, Felíz or Fèliz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Feliz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Feliz is the 5,693rd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 73,380 people. The last name Feliz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Feliz live; 84 percent live in Caribbean and 83 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 51,315th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 12,988 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 82,811 people, or 1 in 126. Beside The Dominican Republic this last name is found in 77 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Spain, where 4 percent reside.

Feliz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Feliz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Feliz last name rose 2,979 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feliz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feliz surname are 41.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feliz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,802 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.23% less than the national average, earning $21,969,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.41% less than the national average, earning $34,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $54,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Féliz93612/
Felíz934/
Fèliz931/
Felitz9118/
Felizz9117/
Felisz915/
Feliez914/
Fieliz912/
Felicz911/
Faeliz911/
Felixz911/
Feeliz911/
Feli895,384/
Fielitz831,302/
Feilitz8328/
D'Feliz831/
Felix80804,067/
Veliz80152,787/
Filiz8029,816/
Felis805,992/
Felip802,172/
Felez801,304/
Felić801,003/
Felia80961/
Fesli80601/
Felio80527/
Felic80480/
Felie80217/
Feili80207/
Feliś80168/
Feuli80139/
Felei80133/
Felhi80107/
Fetli8099/
Feyli8069/
Feloi8045/
Felit8031/
Feeli8027/
Foliz8027/
Felai8027/
Faliz8025/
Felih8013/
Feliy8010/
Fehli8010/
Felid809/
Feali806/
Pfeli805/
Felii803/
Fheli802/
Felgi802/
Fejli802/
Felič802/
Feliç801/
Felui801/
Fieli801/
Felij801/
Felizova771/
Felice7314,460/
Felici7313,007/
Felise73636/
Felich73235/
Felidj73183/
Faelis73167/
Falisz73152/
Felipp73147/
Filitz73124/
Fehlis7392/
Felish7386/
Veliez7379/
Felios7370/
Felies7366/
Velaiz7354/
Felixs7333/
Faliez7332/
Felixx7326/
Feelie7326/
Feitli7324/
Falitz7323/
Feliss7322/
Fielis7320/
Feelix7314/
Foliez7314/
Feilix7311/
Ffelix739/
Falicz738/
Fejtli738/
Fehlie738/
Veleiz737/
Felieh736/
Felisc736/
Felits735/
Fetlis735/
Fheili734/
Velizh734/
Feliph734/
Feluis734/
Felisx733/
Velizz733/
Veloiz733/
Falaiz732/
Filiez732/
Felist732/
Feslis732/
Feleci732/
Velisz732/
Feylie732/
Fielie732/
Feilai732/
Failiz732/
Filisz731/
Feisli731/
Felisd731/
Feliui731/
Foelis731/
Fealix731/
Felihe731/
Feloix731/
Feleis731/
Felixċ731/
Felíci731/
Fhelip731/
Fhelix731/
Veluiz731/
Fejlić731/
Felais731/
Feilia731/
Feleih731/
Felesz731/
Folisz731/
Filicz731/
Filaiz731/
Feulie731/
Feylli731/
Felégi731/
Feleij731/
Feilei731/
Felaai731/
Felaid731/
Velicz731/
Fielia731/
Fehliy730/
Pfelie730/
Feasli730/
Fealia730/
Feelia730/
Hfelix730/
Feilie730/
Fili6710,284/
Veli678,119/
Fele674,357/
Fielies672,341/
Fela672,211/
Fely67403/
Vielitz67129/
Feliche6796/
Filizci6785/
Feilich6748/
Felitse6737/
Felisch6730/
Féli6726/
Fitelli679/
Feillic678/
Ficelli674/
Felisse674/
Felisci674/
Felitch673/
Feilitzsch673/
Feliaia672/
Fejlich672/
Feilise671/
Fyli671/
Falaizz671/
Feelies671/
Fehlich671/
Feihlis671/
Filietz671/
Feulies671/
Feullie671/
D'Felix671/
Fieleis671/
Fellehi671/
Fhelipp671/
Fhellip671/
Fjli671/
Felj671/
Felhipp671/
Feilies670/

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