Feller Surname

20,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Feller Surname Definition:

(German) One who dealt in furs.

Feller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9091:40,6855,001
Germany7,1001:11,3391,452
Switzerland1,6911:4,857720
Russia1,5411:93,52611,607
Brazil1,5191:140,9315,385
France9921:66,9589,253
Netherlands6921:24,4033,974
Luxembourg4541:1,279123
Argentina4131:103,4958,759
Belgium3711:30,9885,012
Philippines2741:369,48348,797
Canada2641:139,56714,363
England1901:293,25322,497
Austria1851:46,0297,363
Suriname1791:3,087523
Hungary1611:60,9716,336
Italy1581:387,06844,030
Kazakhstan1411:125,40813,141
Uruguay1121:30,6413,531
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Poland1021:372,63540,973
Ukraine461:989,62492,482
Chile371:476,12112,335
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Israel271:316,94927,106
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Finland131:422,82327,659
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Norway71:734,61250,907
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
China51:273,464,31313,838
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1301:44,4415,154

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

Feller (136) may also be a first name.

Feller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who dealt in furs.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an ancestor's occupation) Fell means “hide” or “skin” in German and in Yiddish. Jews were in the hide trade for many years as the following names indicated: Feller, Fellerman, Fellner, Felman, Felltrager, Filler.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Feller Last Name Facts

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

Feller (Russian: Феллер) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Féller. For other potential spellings of Feller click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feller? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,963rd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 279,946 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Feller live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Germanic Europe. Feller is also the 794,286th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 136 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,909 people, or 1 in 40,685. In The United States Feller is mostly found in: New York, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Indiana, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 80 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and Switzerland, where 6 percent live.

Feller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Feller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Feller last name expanded 788 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,056 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Feller Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (97%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Feller surname are 20.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.55% less than the national average, earning 209,195 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.89% more than the national average, earning R 268,260 per year; in United States they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $46,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $51,484 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Féller941/
Foeller921,096/
Fueller92186/
Fellger92132/
Fellert92116/
Feiller9251/
Pfeller9241/
Fellier9238/
Faeller9219/
Fieller9217/
Feyller922/
Fellerd921/
Felleur921/
Felller921/
Feuller921/
Fealler920/
Fellerr920/
Felle912,250/
Pfeiller8649/
Pfueller8648/
Fellerth862/
Feiler836,067/
Filler834,436/
Füller832,565/
Veller831,590/
Föller83913/
Feyler83802/
Feeler83653/
Felles83588/
Felley83414/
Fellet83379/
Fäller83194/
Fuelle83114/
Fetler83101/
Fyller8344/
Fellez8331/
Fellie8329/
Felleh8313/
Fejler836/
Feulle833/
Felled833/
Fellee832/
Fåller832/
Fellir831/
Fler80337/
Fellerová8050/
Flle8040/
Pfeiler773,029/
Voeller771,456/
Pfüller77961/
Fillier77773/
Failler77426/
Filleur77395/
Feitler77135/
Fillere7783/
Vellier7747/
Fettler7743/
Velleur7743/
Fellezs7731/
Füllert7727/
Felleis7714/
Fethler7712/
Fehlleh7710/
Pfiller778/
Fyoller772/
Fuiller772/
Vieller771/
Fillger771/
Filller771/
Fellett771/
Featler771/
Faelley771/
Vueller771/
Wfiller771/
Foelley771/
Pfeyler771/
Vellear771/
Föllger771/
Fioller771/
Fayller771/
Feihler770/
Fielley770/
Feelles770/
Pfllger770/
Fillert770/
Fellior770/
Fuyller770/
Feilher770/
Fleur738,351/
Felli734,204/
Fleer734,183/
Fella732,884/
Fille732,047/
Flier731,784/
Velle731,722/
Fülle731,027/
Flear73809/
Floer73722/
Felly73584/
Fyler73383/
Flere73270/
Flehr73131/
Flaer7392/
Flher7321/
Følle738/
Fletr733/
Fleyr733/
Flerd733/
Flert732/
Flles732/
Flerr731/
Flley731/
Fhler731/
Fleir731/
Fűlle731/
Feilr731/
Flleh731/
Feathler717/
Felehert715/
Pfheiler711/
Phellier711/
Faillere711/
Pfeihler710/
Fellay671,967/
Völler671,840/
Fillet671,315/
Vielle671,187/
Viller671,157/
Filley671,135/
Fleire67852/
Fle67758/
Fitler67447/
Faelli67431/
Failer67356/
Fillie67200/
Fillér67123/
Vellei67122/
Fleher67112/
Fellis67103/
Fiolle6797/
Fillée6784/
Filles6772/
Fellai6763/
Fillee6756/
Vyller6750/
Fyhler6748/
Fielli6747/
Fillerová6745/
Fayler6742/
Veelle6740/
Fellia6737/
Fleșer6734/
Fillez6732/
Fillep6731/
Høfler6730/
Pflier6725/
Fælled6724/
Pflger6718/
Velley6718/
Fleyre6717/
Fiella6717/
Fleere6714/
Fytler6714/
Fellio6713/
Hőfler6710/
Fülles6710/
Füllér677/
Fyllyr677/
Velleu676/
Vellie675/
Vellee674/
Felløy674/
Feelly673/
Fellip673/
Foyler673/
Foelli673/
Fillerova673/
Foiler672/
Voelle672/
Fleehr672/
Fehele672/
Phelle672/
Fellih672/
Filled672/
Fleuhr671/
Fyllie671/
Vellhe671/
Velleh671/
Filleh671/
Fellla671/
Vellea671/
Vuelle671/
Fojler671/
Fillei671/
Fillèe671/
Fellaj671/
Felloy671/
Felliy671/
Fillea671/
Fellit671/
Fhlley671/
Fielly670/
Fleart670/
Pfhler670/
Fleihr670/

Feller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feller in the Russian language
Феллерfeller-

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Feller Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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