Fella Surname

152,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Fella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7431:108,35213,382
Italy6461:94,67016,252
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Algeria2351:164,39020,886
England1921:290,19822,328
France1681:395,37358,261
Tanzania1411:375,47227,321
Cyprus1131:7,831900
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Fella (38,782) may also be a first name.

Fella Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fella (Arabic: فلة, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻠﻪ, Russian: Фелла) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fella click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fella? popularity and diffusion

Fella is the 152,565th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,526,888 people. The last name Fella occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Fella reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 26 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Fella is also the 22,795th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 38,782 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 743 people, or 1 in 108,352. In Germany Fella is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 82 percent are found, Hesse, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.

Fella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fella has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fella last name rose 1,371 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fella Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fella earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 49.94% less than the national average, earning €15,032 per year and in South Africa they earn 30.12% less than the national average, earning R 166,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fellah9141,843/
Fellay911,967/
Faella911,188/
Fellat91935/
Fellas91526/
Fuella9165/
Fellai9163/
Fellau9137/
Fellia9137/
Fiella9117/
Fellad912/
Fellla911/
Feulla911/
Fellaj911/
Flla893/
Fellias8339/
Fiellau835/
Fellahy835/
Fellach834/
Fellaha833/
Fellahe832/
Fellais831/
Felllah831/
Feullah831/
Felleau831/
Felliau831/
Fellays831/
Hfellah831/
Vella8049,451/
Felli804,204/
Filla803,186/
Felle802,250/
Fello80816/
Felly80584/
Fylla8085/
Fülla8030/
Fllah8010/
Fllaa805/
Fælla803/
Fllat801/
Fllay801/
Fellò801/
Felló801/
Fellouha771/
Fellaiss770/
Fla75767/
Feller7326,032/
Fillah73884/
Fillat73772/
Felles73588/
Fillia73473/
Faelli73431/
Felley73414/
Fellet73379/
Vellai73329/
Vellay73222/
Viella73181/
Vellah73129/
Fiello73118/
Fuelle73114/
Fellis73103/
Vellia7397/
Fellos7385/
Vaella7377/
Fillas7370/
Fellot7367/
Faello7367/
Fillad7366/
Fielli7347/
Fuello7337/
Fillau7335/
Fellez7331/
Fellie7329/
Fyllas7328/
Phella7324/
Veella7316/
Fellio7313/
Felleh7313/
Vellau7312/
Felloh739/
Fellou736/
Fiolla735/
Vellaa734/
Felløy734/
Fillai734/
Feelly733/
Fellip733/
Foelli733/
Feulle733/
Vuella733/
Fillay733/
Felled733/
Fellee732/
Fellih732/
Fillya732/
Vellea731/
Vehlla731/
Fyllia731/
Flglia731/
Felloy731/
Felliy731/
Fllaha731/
Fillea731/
Fellit731/
Fielly730/
Fillap730/
Fellous674,838/
Fellouh672,790/
Flad672,076/
Flay671,496/
Flah67994/
Flaa67815/
Flat67754/
Fillaud67449/
Flas67442/
Filliat67431/
Filleau67346/
Flea67322/
Filliau67195/
Fillaut67169/
Flau67157/
Fillias67142/
Fillaux67125/
Flap67123/
Flai67115/
Flaß6767/
Phellas6764/
Fillaus6761/
Fellios6754/
Fellots6747/
Pfeller6741/
Flle6740/
Flaz6736/
Fellezs6731/
Fillyau6727/
Fiellou6724/
Flaj6722/
Floa6722/
Felleis6714/
Fehlleh6710/
Fellipp6710/
Flaš676/
Flli674/
Füllhas674/
Flia674/
Veellai673/
Flly672/
Fllo672/
Wfla672/
Hfla672/
Fillyah671/
Fillyay671/
Fellett671/
Fellish671/
Faelley671/
Foelley671/
Fellioe671/
Felller671/
Fyllias671/
Fillahe671/
Flaś671/
Felloux671/
Vellyah671/
Flga671/
Fylla's671/
Fellypp671/
Fielley670/
Feelles670/
Flya670/
Filliea670/
Fellott670/
Felliot670/
Fellouz670/
Fellerr670/

Fella Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fella in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﻠﻪaflh50
ﺍﻓﻞafl50
Fella in the Russian language
Феллаfella-
Fella in the Arabic language
فلةflt-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fella
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