Felps Surname

418,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Felps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7321:495,16241,717
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
England171:3,277,533109,658
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:196,93617,192

Felps Last Name Facts

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

Felps (Russian: Фелпс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felps? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 418,547th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,780,176 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Felps live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Felps is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 495,162. In The United States Felps is primarily found in: Texas, where 46 percent live, Louisiana, where 17 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Felps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Felps has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 287 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Felps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Felps surname are 22.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

Felps earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $40,253 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felphs911/
Felpss910/
Felp898/
Flps893/
Fleps80605/
Velps8013/
Felpe807/
Filps805/
Foelp802/
Felpz802/
Feelp801/
Fielp801/
Felph800/
Flp751/
Phelps7381,174/
Fielbs735/
Fillps732/
Filp67178/
Phelphs6779/
Velp6734/
Phellps6715/
Flep672/
Felb672/
Phelpps672/
Fellphe671/
Flpz671/
Flpf671/
Flpe671/
Vlps671/
Vflp671/
Pflp671/
Fellppe671/
Vphelps671/
Phelhps671/
Phielps671/
Phelpse670/

Felps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felps in the Russian language
Фелпсfelps-

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Felps Reference & Research

Fulp DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fulp FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Felps
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis