Felss Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Felss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia321:64,0649,614
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Felss Last Name Facts

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

Felss is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Felss reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 64,064. In Latvia Felss is most prevalent in: Semigallia, where 53 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 28 percent live and Riga Planning Region, where 16 percent live. Outside of Latvia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Felss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Felss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Felss surname grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Felss Last Name Statistics demography

Felss earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fielss910/
Fels897,115/
Flss891/
Fells802,787/
Felső80431/
Foels80234/
Fless8092/
Fiels8058/
Felse8054/
Felsz8040/
Felsh8035/
Feels8033/
Felst8027/
Fölss8018/
Velss8011/
Filss804/
Feuls803/
Fuels801/
Faels800/
Fls756/
Felsch732,423/
Felles73588/
Felhős7321/
Flesse7319/
Fielsø732/
Felsce731/
Fielsz731/
Fuells731/
Felstd731/
Felshe731/
Feells731/
Foells730/
Feelse730/
Fellse730/
Fils6718,922/
Vels671,080/
Felz67679/
Fles67476/
Foelsch67287/
Felx67229/
Föls6766/
Felsche6752/
Fielsch6736/
Felß6710/
Fuelles676/
Fielles675/
Velless673/
Flsj672/
Flse672/
Fyls671/
Felsova671/
Vlss671/
Wfls671/
Flsh671/
Hfls671/
Faelles670/
Feelles670/
Faelsch670/
Fuelsch670/

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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 Felss
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