Fellay Surname

209,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fellay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fellay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,3511:6,079950
Argentina3871:110,4489,321
Chile1041:169,3895,602
France551:1,207,686126,065
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fellay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fellay is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fellay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 209,960th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,704,904 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Fellay reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Fellay is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,351 people, or 1 in 6,079. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Valais, where 77 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 9 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 8 percent reside. Other than Switzerland Fellay exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 20 percent reside and Chile, where 5 percent reside.

Fellay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fellay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fellay last name increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fellay Last Name Statistics demography

Fellay earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fellahy925/
Fellays921/
Fella912,884/
Felly91584/
Fllay911/
Fellah8341,843/
Faella831,188/
Fellat83935/
Fellas83526/
Felley83414/
Vellay83222/
Fuella8365/
Fellai8363/
Fellau8337/
Fellia8337/
Fiella8317/
Felløy834/
Feelly833/
Fillay833/
Fellad832/
Fellla831/
Feulla831/
Fellaj831/
Felloy831/
Felliy831/
Fielly830/
Flay801,496/
Flla803/
Flly802/
Fellaji77239/
Vellaye77128/
Fellias7739/
Fiellau775/
Vellaya775/
Fellach774/
Fellaha773/
Fellahe772/
Fillyay771/
Faelley771/
Fellais771/
Foelley771/
Felllah771/
Feullah771/
Fellaje771/
Felliau771/
Hfellah771/
Fellypp771/
Fielley770/
Vella7349,451/
Felli734,204/
Filla733,186/
Felle732,250/
Filly73641/
Flahy73310/
Flaye7397/
Fylla7385/
Fülla7330/
Flayt7319/
Flays7317/
Flayi7315/
Fllah7310/
Flayh737/
Flaya736/
Fllaa735/
Flayo734/
Fælla733/
Fllat731/
Flley731/
Flayu731/
Flauy731/
Flayd730/
Vellayah712/
Fellouha711/
Fellaiss710/
Feller6726,032/
Fly671,346/
Filley671,135/
Fillah67884/
Fillat67772/
Fla67767/
Filloy67746/
Felles67588/
Fillia67473/
Faelli67431/
Fellet67379/
Flayou67358/
Vellai67329/
Viella67181/
Vellah67129/
Villay67125/
Fuelle67114/
Fellis67103/
Vellia6797/
Vaella6777/
Fillas6770/
Flahey6767/
Fillad6766/
Fielli6747/
Flloyd6745/
Fillau6735/
Fehely6733/
Flayeh6733/
Fellez6731/
Fellie6729/
Fyllas6728/
Flayet6726/
Phella6724/
Velley6718/
Veella6716/
Fellio6713/
Felleh6713/
Vellau6712/
Fellou676/
Fiolla675/
Fyllyp675/
Vellaa674/
Fillai674/
Fellip673/
Foelli673/
Feulle673/
Fillyp673/
Vuella673/
Flayas673/
Flayih673/
Felled673/
Fellee672/
Fellih672/
Fillya672/
Phelly671/
Vellea671/
Vehlla671/
Fyllia671/
Flglia671/
Flayah671/
Flaych671/
Flayos671/
Fllaha671/
Fillea671/
Fellit671/
Fhlley671/
Flayes671/
Flayts671/
Fillap670/
Felloe670/
Fuilly670/
Flayat670/

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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 Fellay
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