Felten Surname
Approximately 7,472 people bear this surname
Felten Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Felton (homestead in open country), the name of several places in England.
Felten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,785 | 1:28,907 | 3,802 |
| United States | 1,716 | 1:211,223 | 20,644 |
| France | 1,191 | 1:55,771 | 7,406 |
| Brazil | 576 | 1:371,657 | 14,195 |
| Luxembourg | 377 | 1:1,540 | 161 |
| Belgium | 321 | 1:35,815 | 5,837 |
| Netherlands | 234 | 1:72,167 | 12,266 |
| Argentina | 92 | 1:464,602 | 34,717 |
| Austria | 45 | 1:189,232 | 24,045 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 308 | 1:163,048 | 14,833 |
Felten (15) may also be a first name.
Felten Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Felton (homestead in open country), the name of several places in England.
Felten Demographics
Average Felten Salary in
United States
$48,029 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Felten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Felten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Felten (Russian: Фельтен) is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Felten? popularity and diffusion
Felten is the 66,698th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 975,314 people. Felten occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Felten live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 15 people.
Felten is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,785 people, or 1 in 28,907. In Germany Felten is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent live and Saarland, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany Felten occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.
Felten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Felten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Felten last name rose 557 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Felten Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Felten last name are 21.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.15% registered with the party.
The amount Felten earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.93% less than the national average, earning 235,562 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $48,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,422 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feldten | 92 | 100 | / |
| Faelten | 92 | 25 | / |
| Feltten | 92 | 8 | / |
| Fellten | 92 | 0 | / |
| Feltien | 92 | 0 | / |
| Feltn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Velten | 83 | 7,640 | / |
| Flåten | 83 | 529 | / |
| Feltin | 83 | 444 | / |
| Fleten | 83 | 231 | / |
| Feltyn | 83 | 73 | / |
| Flæten | 83 | 15 | / |
| Feltem | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fälten | 83 | 4 | / |
| Filten | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fltn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Veltien | 77 | 118 | / |
| Flåtten | 77 | 113 | / |
| Fløtten | 77 | 102 | / |
| Veldten | 77 | 25 | / |
| Feltyna | 77 | 22 | / |
| Felting | 77 | 21 | / |
| Flåthen | 77 | 18 | / |
| Fieltyn | 77 | 8 | / |
| Feltina | 77 | 5 | / |
| Flethen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Feltion | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fletten | 77 | 2 | / |
| Felttem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veltn | 73 | 14 | / |
| Velthoen | 71 | 256 | / |
| Flåtteng | 71 | 14 | / |
| Veltin | 67 | 265 | / |
| Fältén | 67 | 46 | / |
| Flåtin | 67 | 40 | / |
| Vilten | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fältin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Feltim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Filtin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vellthoen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filtem | 67 | 0 | / |
Felten Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Felten in the Russian language | ||
| Фельтен | felten | - |
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