Feltman Surname

137,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,272 people bear this surname

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

Feltman Surname Definition:

(German) The worker in the field or open country.

Feltman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0511:118,80012,747
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4601:109,17110,893

Feltman (15) may also be a first name.

Feltman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The worker in the field or open country.

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

Feltman Last Name Facts

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

Feltman (Russian: Фельтман) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feltman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 137,031st most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,227,245 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Feltman reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Feltman is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 15 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,051 people, or 1 in 118,800. In The United States Feltman is most frequent in: Georgia, where 12 percent live, Alabama, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Feltman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Feltman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feltman surname rose 663 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feltman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Feltman last name are 33.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Feltman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 109.41% more than the national average, earning 724,737 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.79% less than the national average, earning R 212,004 per year; in United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.94% more than the national average, earning $58,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feltmann93728/
Felthman93537/
Feldtman93166/
Feltmant933/
Feltmane931/
Feeltman930/
Feldtmann88683/
Veltman866,381/
Fältman86153/
Fletman8613/
Filtman868/
Feltmon865/
Veltmann80797/
Veldtman80487/
Filtmann8037/
Fäldtman8012/
Flettman801/
Pheltman801/
Velthman800/
Veldtmann7562/
Veeltmann7521/
Viltman7125/
Veltmon710/
Viltmann672/

Feltman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feltman in the Russian language
Фельтманfeltman-

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