Fellem Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fellem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fellem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fellem Last Name Facts

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

Fellem is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fellem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fellem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Fellem is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Fellem live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Not including South Africa Fellem occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Fellem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fellem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fellem last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fellem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fellem earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 72.05% less than the national average, earning R 66,420 per year and in United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vellem834,947/
Fellen8394/
Fillem8336/
Fellim833/
Feylem832/
Flem80948/
Felleng7761/
Fuellen7714/
Fiellen7712/
Fellien773/
Fellent771/
Fillemn771/
Felllen771/
Feullen771/
Pfellen770/
Fellend770/
Phellem770/
Velliem770/
Flemm73481/
Fleme7343/
Flemk7311/
Flaem738/
Vllem734/
Felne732/
Fliem731/
Fleim731/
Felln731/
Flemg731/
Fleam731/
Pflem730/
Flesm730/
Flemn730/
Feelleng712/
Fellinne711/
Fellin671,695/
Villem67212/
Vellen67150/
Flemme6765/
Föllen6735/
Fleime6717/
Flemng6712/
Fillen6710/
Füllen678/
Vellim674/
Fellín674/
Fillim673/
Fellyn671/
Fellingue671/
Vllaem671/

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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
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  • 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 Fellem
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