Fels Surname

69,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Fels Surname Definition:

(English, German) Dweller on, or near, the rocky mountain; one who dealt in hides or furs.

Fels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0061:20,0962,660
United States1,2881:281,41226,223
Australia4471:60,3937,317
France4401:150,96123,407
Netherlands1851:91,28215,011
Austria1231:69,23110,618
New Caledonia1141:2,423265
Belgium991:116,12817,169
Canada651:566,85547,218
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Poland411:927,04369,048
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Estonia151:88,12015,474
England151:3,714,537119,675
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

Fels (23) may also be a first name.

Fels Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) Dweller on, or near, the rocky mountain; one who dealt in hides or furs.

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

Fels Last Name Facts

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

Fels (Russian: Фельс) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fels? popularity and diffusion

Fels is the 69,593rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,024,251 people. The surname Fels occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Fels are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 4,006 people, or 1 in 20,096. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany Fels exists in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Fels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 497 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fels are 11.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fels earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning R 273,240 per year; in United States they earn 10.55% more than the national average, earning $47,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.66% more than the national average, earning $53,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fells892,787/
Felső89431/
Foels89234/
Fiels8958/
Felss8955/
Felse8954/
Felsz8940/
Felsh8935/
Feels8933/
Felst8927/
Feuls893/
Fuels891/
Faels890/
Fls866/
Felsch802,423/
Felles80588/
Felhős8021/
Fielsø802/
Felshe801/
Feells801/
Felsce801/
Felstd801/
Fuells801/
Fielsz801/
Fielss800/
Feelse800/
Fellse800/
Foells800/
Fils7518,922/
Vels751,080/
Felz75679/
Fles75476/
Felx75229/
Föls7566/
Felß7510/
Flsj752/
Flse752/
Wfls751/
Flsh751/
Flss751/
Fyls751/
Hfls751/
Foelsch73287/
Felsche7352/
Fielsch7336/
Fuelles736/
Fielles735/
Felsova731/
Faelles730/
Faelsch730/
Feelles730/
Fuelsch730/
Felch671,414/
Velsh671,315/
Felce67790/
Filse67263/
Voels67171/
Fills67133/
Foelz67118/
Fless6792/
Filsø6790/
Veels6738/
Faelz6729/
Vells6726/
Felšő6723/
Flese6720/
Fölss6718/
Phels6716/
Viels6715/
Velss6711/
Fielz678/
Fölsz678/
Felje676/
Flesz675/
Fisls675/
Felsőová675/
Flest675/
Filss674/
Fellx672/
Fiols672/
Fuils672/
Flles672/
Flsch671/
Filës671/
Wflse671/
Filsz671/
Fylsh671/
Fölhs671/
Felze671/
Fellz671/
Velsz671/
Velsø671/
Félős671/

Fels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fels in the Russian language
Фельсfels-

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