Fellow Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Fellow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fellow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
India201:38,353,269431,471
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England151:3,714,537119,675
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Fellow (1,058) may also be a first name.

Fellow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fellow is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fellow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 478,427th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Fellow are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 246,082nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,058 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Beside Malawi this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Fellow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fellow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fellow last name contracted 11 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fellow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fellow surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fellow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $40,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $57,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fellowa921/
Fellowe920/
Ffellows861/
Vellow8355/
Fillow8353/
Fellov8319/
Flow801,750/
Fillyow7717/
Fellaws771/
Fellyaw770/
Flowe731,097/
Flouw73160/
Flowa734/
Flowz731/
Floow731/
Flohw730/
Fhlow730/
Fillouwe711/
Fillov678/
Vellov676/
Villow673/
Flowsh671/
Fillof671/

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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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  • 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 Fellow
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