Fellah Surname

13,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Libya

Fellah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fellah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria24,2681:1,592139
Libya8,0901:772172
Morocco6,6461:5,187600
France1,5531:42,7715,397
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Spain2271:205,95614,023
Belgium1421:80,96212,740
Turkey1221:637,88133,648
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Tunisia671:9,1141,524
Italy531:1,153,90073,671
England511:1,092,51152,584
Canada371:995,82774,831
Liberia271:163,27911,522
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Norway161:321,39331,311
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Fellah (937) may also be a first name.

Fellah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fellah has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fellah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,368th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 174,164 people. The surname Fellah is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Fellah live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 74 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 264,064th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 937 people.

The surname Fellah is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 24,268 people, or 1 in 1,592. In Algeria Fellah is most prevalent in: Oran Province, where 13 percent live, Mostaganem Province, where 9 percent live and Algiers Province, where 8 percent live. Apart from Algeria this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 19 percent live and Morocco, where 16 percent live.

Fellah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fellah last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fellah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 34.16% more than the national average, earning €40,288 per year; in Norway they earn 46.78% less than the national average, earning 184,186 kr 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 36.96% less than the national average, earning $31,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fellahy925/
Fellach924/
Fellaha923/
Fellahe922/
Felllah921/
Feullah921/
Hfellah921/
Fella912,884/
Fllah9110/
Fellay831,967/
Faella831,188/
Fellat83935/
Fillah83884/
Fellas83526/
Vellah83129/
Fuella8365/
Fellai8363/
Fellau8337/
Fellia8337/
Fiella8317/
Felloh839/
Fellad832/
Fellla831/
Feulla831/
Fellaj831/
Fllaha831/
Flah80994/
Flla803/
Fellouh772,790/
Fellias7739/
Fiellau775/
Fillyah771/
Fellais771/
Fillahe771/
Felleau771/
Felliau771/
Fellays771/
Vellyah771/
Vella7349,451/
Flach7312,782/
Filla733,186/
Flash732,298/
Fello73816/
Flahy73310/
Flaha73117/
Fylla7385/
Flaih7380/
Fülla7330/
Vllah7322/
Flaah7312/
Flayh737/
Flahh737/
Fllaa735/
Flaph734/
Fleah734/
Flahe733/
Fælla733/
Fllat731/
Fllay731/
Fellò731/
Felló731/
Fllho731/
Filleach711/
Fellaiss710/
Fillat67772/
Fla67767/
Fillia67473/
Felley67414/
Vellai67329/
Vellay67222/
Viella67181/
Fiello67118/
Flacht67117/
Flahie67103/
Vellia6797/
Fellos6785/
Vaella6777/
Fillas6770/
Flahey6767/
Fellot6767/
Faello6767/
Fillad6766/
Villah6759/
Flatch6739/
Fuello6737/
Fillau6735/
Fyllas6728/
Flyash6727/
Phella6724/
Fillho6717/
Veella6716/
Fellio6713/
Flaath6713/
Flaihs6712/
Vellau6712/
Fellou676/
Fiolla675/
Fllouh675/
Vellaa674/
Fillai674/
Vuella673/
Fillay673/
Fleach672/
Flahah672/
Fillya672/
Vllaha672/
Vellea671/
Vehlla671/
Fyllia671/
Flglia671/
Flauhs671/
Flaych671/
Fleauh671/
Felloy671/
Flaish671/
Fillea671/
Flahee671/
Vellho671/
Flachh671/
Fillap670/
Fleath670/
Flaach670/

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