Felters Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Felters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Felters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Felters is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felters? popularity and diffusion

The surname Felters is the 2,312,869th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Felters reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England Felters is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 50 percent reside, Lancashire, where 33 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England Felters is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Felters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Felters has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Felters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Felters surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Felters earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.74% less than the national average, earning $29,883 USD per year.

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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 Felters
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