Felken Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Felken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Felken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Felken is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Felken occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Felken reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Felken is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Felken is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany Felken occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Felken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Felken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Felken last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fehlken928/
Felkien921/
Foelken920/
Felkin83193/
Velken83129/
Fylken836/
Filken832/
Felkne831/
Flecken77914/
Felkina7766/
Vehlken7762/
Flekken7755/
Veelken7747/
Flækken779/
Felchen776/
Felkyna772/
Voelken771/
Felcn731/
Flkin731/
Velkienė711/
Filkin672,448/
Velkin67391/
Fylkyn67239/
Vilken67122/
Velkyn6749/
Flåløkken673/
Flkcin673/
Felcin673/

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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 Felken
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