Felman Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Felman Surname Definition:

(German) One who dealt in furs.

Felman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5701:635,89351,189
Argentina2041:209,52717,283
Honduras1701:51,8611,264
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Ecuador411:387,9479,859
Poland391:974,58370,126
France311:2,142,668174,004
Australia281:964,13257,058
England271:2,063,63279,942
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Israel211:407,50632,346
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Wales91:343,83718,086
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Felman (577) may also be a first name.

Felman 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

Felman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Felman (Russian: Фельман) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 286,848th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,442,529 people. The surname Felman is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Felman are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Felman is also the 348,718th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 577 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 635,893. In The United States Felman is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States Felman is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 15 percent live and Honduras, where 13 percent live.

Felman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Felman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Felman surname rose 966 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Felman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Felman surname are 12.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Felman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 152.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 48,946 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.64% less than the national average, earning $13,703,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 31.73% more than the national average, earning $56,840 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fellman922,298/
Fehlman92592/
Fielman92108/
Felmann9266/
Faelman9258/
Felmand923/
Felmane922/
Feelman922/
Felmanh921/
Felmang921/
Felhman921/
Fellmann864,399/
Fehlmann862,506/
Fielmann8621/
Fiellman8614/
Faelmann867/
Fehelman864/
Felhmann864/
Faellman864/
Fuellman861/
Felhlman861/
Fellhman861/
Fellmand860/
Velman83421/
Filman83327/
Fleman83163/
Felmon8357/
Fllman8312/
Fylman833/
Fuellmann809/
Faehlmann804/
Vielman773,347/
Fillman771,625/
Fällman77557/
Fihlman77125/
Filmann7765/
Flesman7721/
Veelman7719/
Vellman7718/
Voelman7717/
Flemand7715/
Velmann7710/
Felmond779/
Phelman773/
Felmont772/
Flehman772/
Flemane771/
Flemanc771/
Flemain771/
Flemant770/
Felmonn770/
Flemang770/
Flemgan770/
Flemman770/
Flemann770/
Vlman730/
Fillmann71709/
Vielmann71179/
Füllmann71104/
Vellmann7122/
Föllmann7112/
Fellmannová7110/
Velmahyn718/
Viellman711/
Flehmann711/
Phielman711/
Fihlmann710/
Phellman710/
Flemahan710/
Flemmang710/
Fillmaun710/
Filmon672,209/
Vilman67570/
Flemon67315/
Vylman6738/
Filmanova6737/
Voellmann6728/
Velmon6726/
Phlman6710/
Vleman675/
Felmom672/
Vlmann671/
Välman671/
Viellmann671/
Filllmann671/
Vllman670/

Felman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felman in the Russian language
Фельманfelman-

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