Felker Surname

55,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Felker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6231:64,4607,540
Germany8531:94,37911,775
Russia7381:195,28921,594
Canada6911:53,3226,374
Argentina3181:134,41311,364
Hungary3021:32,5043,553
Israel2031:42,1565,736
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Ukraine721:632,26068,217
France641:1,037,855114,367
Kazakhstan591:299,70325,231
Romania461:436,47534,584
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Croatia321:132,14418,905
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2281:40,8954,799

The alternate forms: Fëlker (1) are calculated separately.

Felker (24) may also be a first name.

Felker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Felker (Arabic: فيلكر, Russian: Фелькер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Fëlker. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Felker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Felker is the 55,046th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 788,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Felker live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Felker is also the 2,187,323rd most common forename internationally It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5,623 people, or 1 in 64,460. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Felker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Felker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Felker surname grew 458 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Felker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Felker last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States Felker are 19.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Felker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $48,457 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fëlker941/
Foelker92289/
Fehlker92162/
Fielker9269/
Felcker9244/
Felkert9235/
Felkere9234/
Felkier9224/
Faelker9211/
Fellker920/
Pfelker920/
Feulker920/
Felkger920/
Flker911/
Velker83845/
Fölker83181/
Filker83115/
Fälker83112/
Fleker8316/
Felcer834/
Felkir832/
Felkerová8010/
Voelker778,276/
Flecker77743/
Felcher77443/
Veelker7752/
Felquer7732/
Velcker7728/
Flekier7717/
Fyolker776/
Fillker775/
Vuelker774/
Vielker772/
Felkair771/
Pflcker771/
Felkird771/
Pfelcer770/
Phelker770/
Vaelker770/
Vehlker770/
Voelcker71679/
Fellkjær718/
Fleckier711/
Filckert711/
Voellker711/
Vaelcker710/
Fleckher710/
Fellcher710/
Vilker6786/
Vylker676/
Vølker676/
Flecer675/
Vlcker673/
Flcher672/
Filcer672/

Felker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felker in the Russian language
Фелькерfelker-
Felker in the Arabic language
فيلكرfylkr-

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Felker Reference & Research

Voelker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Felker
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