Fellner Surname

46,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Fellner Surname Definition:

(German) One who dealt in furs.

Fellner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria5,0131:1,699127
Germany3,7191:21,6472,874
United States1,3481:268,88625,280
Hungary2881:34,0843,718
Canada2081:177,14217,704
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Australia421:642,75544,739
Czechia391:272,65335,847
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
England351:1,591,94567,242
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Cayman Islands251:2,556317
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
France251:2,656,909193,074
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Croatia61:704,76744,411
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Fellner (10) may also be a first name.

Fellner 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

Fellner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fellner is borne by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fellner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,903rd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 659,686 people. Fellner is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Fellner are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally, held by 10 people.

It is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 5,013 people, or 1 in 1,699. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Upper Austria, where 27 percent reside, Vienna, where 21 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 21 percent reside. Barring Austria this surname is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Fellner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fellner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fellner surname grew 1,822 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fellner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fellner surname are 12.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.49% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fellner earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $49,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,070 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foellner9397/
Fuellner9330/
Fellnert9314/
Felner92808/
Feulner862,824/
Felgner861,351/
Fehlner86573/
Fillner86235/
Föllner86190/
Vellner86168/
Füllner8626/
Fuelner865/
Faelner861/
Felne832/
Flner830/
Fellnerová8273/
Fellnerova829/
Voellner8069/
Pföllner809/
Fellinne801/
Fellneth801/
Fehlnger801/
Vellnear800/
Flener771,268/
Velner77662/
Filner7773/
Følner777/
Felney772/
Felnet771/
Flnner771/
Flnger771/
Vellne771/
Flgner770/
Felnerová7513/
Felnerova751/
Pfielnner750/
Fillnnier750/
Flesner711,169/
Flenner71874/
Flinner71724/
Felnieh71104/
Flegner7180/
Völlner7173/
Villner7153/
Flehner7122/
Fellnäs7113/
Flynner7111/
Flenger719/
Fölgner717/
Fillnerová716/
Flemner713/
Filgner712/
Flenier712/
Fillnerova711/
Velneer711/
Felness711/
Fleșner711/
Flimner710/
Pfilner710/
Felni6735/
Felna6720/
Fellinni6720/
Velne6711/
Flene679/
Flennert677/
Flingner675/
Flehnert673/
Flinnger671/
Flnne671/
Flennerr671/
Fillness671/
Filne670/
Flennier670/
Pflenger670/

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